Man hospitalized after early morning shooting in Costa Mesa

June 20, 2016 7:29 AM PT

Costa Mesa police are investigating an early morning shooting in the 2900 block of Babb Street that left one person hospitalized, according to authorities.

Officers responded to the scene around 2:30 a.m. Monday when they received a call about the shooting, Costa Mesa police Sgt. Jim Brown said.

Paramedics took one man to a local trauma center, according to authorities. His condition Monday morning wasn’t immediately available.

Police are still investigating what happened and couldn’t yet release any more information, Brown said.

Jeremiah Dobruck, [email protected]

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Jeremiah Dobruck

Jeremiah Dobruck was a public safety reporter for the Daily Pilot. He first came to the Pilot as an editorial intern in 2009. After a handful of other media-related jobs, he was hired full-time at the Pilot as a copy editor in 2012. He holds a bachelor’s in journalism from Cal State Fullerton. He left the Daily Pilot in 2016.