5 people hospitalized after shooting in Pasadena

Five people were injured and taken to a hospital after a shooting in Pasadena on Friday night, according to reports.

KTLA-TV Channel 5 reported that the shooting occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. in the 100 block of East Orange Grove Boulevard.

Four people were taken to a hospital by ambulance and one additional victim took themselves, the station reported.

No additional details were immediately available.

Pasadena police could not be reached for comment Friday night. In a social media post at 8:16 p.m., the Police Department urged residents to avoid the area of Raymond and Marengo avenues between Orange Grove Boulevard and Painter Street due to law enforcement activity.

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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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