Moss Landing shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 injured
2 dead, 2 hurt in Moss Landing shooting
Two people are dead after a in Moss Landing early Monday morning, according to Monterey County sheriff's officials.
MOSS LANDING, Calif. - The Monterey County Sheriff said they are investigating the circumstances of two deaths and two injuries in a shooting that occurred shortly after midnight on Monday in a rare situation that shut down Moss State Landing Beach.
At a press conference, Cmdr. Andy Rosas said detectives have no suspect information, and no motive to share.
Visual evidence at the beach showed investigators scouring the beach littered with red, plastic party cups.
Multiple deaths in Monterey County; Moss Landing beach closed: sheriff
The Monterey County Sheriff said that there are "multiple fatalities and casualties" that occurred shortly after midnight on Monday and they are currently on scene. Meanwhile, a fire chief said his crews treated two gunshot victims who died on scene and one injured person was taken to the hospital.
Multiple deaths
What we know:
Rosas said they were called out to Jetty Road in Moss Landing, a small coastal area that sits along State Route 1, about halfway between Monterey and Santa Cruz. Jetty Road branches off Highway 1 just north of the Elkhorn Slough bridge.
Moss Landing State Beach and Jetty Road were closed during the investigation, and aerial footage showed dozens of investigators scouring the area and placing evidence markers along the beach.
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What we don't know:
In a statement, the sheriff's office added that there was "no active threat to the Moss Landing Community at this time."
Still, Rosas emphasized they simply didn't know the circumstances surrounding the beach shooting.
In a separate phone interview, North County Fire Protection Chief Jess Cortez said when his crews arrived, they found two people with gunshot wounds to the chest and one person with minor injuries.
Rosas later added there was a fourth victim brought to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Both gunshot victims were pronounced dead on the scene, which cleared about 2:40 a.m., Cortez said.
SkyFox flew overhead, and aerial footage offered a glimpse at what investigators were looking at, including a cordoned-off Porta Potty and colorful debris, including red party cups, scattered on the beach.
The Source: Information for this story comes from the Monterey County Sheriff, North County Fire Protection District, visual evidence from SkyFox.