SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — It was a deadly seven hours for Sacramento County where two people were killed and one person was wounded in three overnight shootings.
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Amar Gandhi says the three shootings are not connected.
"All three are completely independent of each other. None of the parties knew each other — completely unrelated," said Gandhi.
He says it's unusual to have a violent night like this in Sacramento County.
"As the weather's warming up, plus kids are out of school, as things happen just in the neighborhoods — it's random, it's not a regular occurrence by any stretch but yeah these things do happen," he said.
Here is a breakdown of each shooting and what we know so far.
1st Shooting: Grant Union High School senior killed
An 18-year-old Grant Union High School student died in a shooting hours before he was set to graduate, according to a Twin Rivers Unified School District board member.
The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Gandhi says three people were sitting in a parked car outside a North Highlands home when a man approached the passenger side of the car and shot a passenger. The people in the car left the area and drove to Marysville Boulevard and Grand Avenue near Del Paso Heights where they flagged down a police officer.
An 18-year-old passenger who was shot in the leg was taken to a hospital where he later died. His identity has not been released.
2nd Shooting: Bystander wounded
A bystander was wounded after being hit in a shooting in Antelope Thursday.
The shooting happened around 1:15 a.m. near Watt Avenue and Elverta Road in Sacramento County.
Gandhi says people in two cars were shooting at each other when a bystander was hit several times. The bystander was taken to a hospital and they are expected to survive.
Their identity has not been released, but Gandhi described them as an adult man.
3rd Shooting: 56-year-old man dead
A 56-year-old man is dead after a shooting in an apartment in Sacramento County Thursday morning.
The shooting happened around 6 a.m. in the 7000 block of Stockton Boulevard.
Gandhi says two men who appeared to know each other got into an argument and then they shot each other.
A 56-year-old man was shot in the chest and torso area and a 49-year-old man was shot in the neck area. They were both taken to a hospital.
The man who was shot in the chest and torso area died in the hospital, according to Gandhi.
Watch more on ABC10: 18-year-old dies after shooting near North Highlands
