Downey house party shooting: 3 dead, 2 injured

3 killed 2 injured in shooting at Downey Party

Three men were killed and two others were shot at a house party in Downey Sunday morning. Investigators say some of the victims may have been shooters.

DOWNEY, Calif. - Three men were shot dead and two other people suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds Sunday while attending what police called "some sort of residential party" in Downey.

Officers were sent to the 8100 block of Leeds Street at about 12:45 a.m. regarding a call of gunshots at the location, said Sgt. Perry Miller of the Downey Police Department.

Three men were pronounced dead at the scene, Miller said. Paramedics rushed a man and a woman to a hospital for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

The victims who did not survive the shooting were publicly identified by the coroner's office as 33-year-old Paul Gonzales of Los Angeles, Shawn Garcia, 36, of Pico Rivera, and 43-year-old Brandon Chavez.

The shooting was believed an insolated incident with no outstanding suspects, police said.

No further information was immediately available.

Downey Crime and Public Safety