Crime & Safety

Three Injured in East Palo Alto Shooting

The shooting occurred on Tuesday.

Three people were injured in a shooting in East Palo Alto on Tuesday, police said.

Shortly after 8 p.m., police received a report of a shooting victim in the 1000 block of Myrtle Street, off of Pulgas Avenue.

Arriving officers found three East Palo Alto residents suffering from gunshot wounds. The victims were taken to a hospital, where they were listed in stable condition, police said.

Witnesses to the shooting are asked to call East Palo Alto police dispatch at (650) 321-1112, send an anonymous email to epa@tipnow.org, send an anonymous text to (650) 409-6792, or leave an anonymous voice mail by calling (650) 409-6792.

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