Series of Late-Night Shootings Aimed at Buena Park Homeless

Buena Park, CA — Police are investigating a series of shootings Sunday night in the Orange County city of Buena Park that left two homeless people injured, according to reports.

The first incident occurred at the area Lincoln and Knott Avenue just before 11 p.m. when a homeless man was shot twice in the face by a drive-by shooter, NBCLA reports. The man was taken to the hospital and is reported to have sustained injuries that were not life-threatening.

This, following a series of recent homeless attacks in San Diego.

Three miles north, a short time later, a second homeless man was also shot in the area of Beach and Artesia. He was treated on scene according to report, declining further medical treatment.

Due to the timing and proximity of shooting events it was stated that the shooter was likely the same person.

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