Three hospitalized after shooting in Ventura

Three people were hospitalized, two with life-threatening injuries, after an altercation outside a Ventura business escalated into a shooting. 

According to the Ventura Police Department, the shooting happened at about 4:40 p.m. in the 2700 block of Sherwin Avenue in Ventura. Police said that the shooting happened in front of a glass shop, supposedly operating an unauthorized tattoo parlor. The shooting stemmed from an argument inside the business and continued outside. The suspect then shot a man and woman in the chest and another woman in her arm.

Police said that the suspect drove off in an unknown vehicle and is still at large. Two victims had life-threatening injuries and were sent to the Ventura County Medical Center. The third victim was taken to Los Robles Hospital. 

"They need to be apprehended," said Commander Rick Murray. "They're threat to the community, they're a threat to everyone that comes across them."

Investigators are combing through surveillance footage in an attempt to identify the suspect and the kind of car he escaped in. 

Detectives are investigating and ask anyone with information to contact Detective Sergeant Bill Dolan at (805) 339-4444 or the watch commander at (805) 339-4416.