3 shot in two Oroville shootings, police looking for shooters

OROVILLE — Two children and a woman were shot and injured in a drive-by and police are looking for the shooters.

Officers responded to a report of a shooting into a home around 2:25 a.m. Thursday near D Street and Roseben Avenue and found the three people with gunshot wounds, according to a news release from the Oroville Police Department. Several bullet casings were found in the area.

While officers were at the home investigating, they heard more gunshots to the west on Elgin Street. They searched the area and found a second home that had been shot at, but no one was injured in the second shooting.

Police are investigating both areas and ask anyone with information about the shooting to call 530-538-2444 and ask to speak to Detective Hunter DeHerrera.