3 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at Downey house party; no suspects sought, police say

DOWNEY, Calif. (KABC) — Three men were killed and two other people were wounded early Sunday morning in a shooting that authorities described as an “isolated incident” at a house party in Downey.

It is believed that the alleged gunman is among the dead.

Officers responded about 12:45 a.m. to a report of gunshots in the 8100 block of Leeds Street, the Downey Police Department said in a news release. The scene was in a neighborhood comprised of single-family homes.

The officers arrived to find five people, identified only as four men and a woman, who had been shot, the statement said. Three men were pronounced dead at the scene.

The surviving man and woman were transported to a hospital in unknown condition, authorities said.

The circumstances that prompted the shooting were unknown, but the news release said a preliminary investigation “revealed this incident was isolated and there are currently no outstanding suspects.”

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