A man was shot to death at a Westminster residence Friday night.
Police received a call at 10:27 p.m. about a shooting in the 15800 block of Maybrook Street, where two men who had just returned home were shot by someone in an unknown vehicle.
One unidentified fellow, who was hit in the head by gunfire, died Saturday at a local hospital, and the other suffered life-threatening injuries in the abdomen and was in critical condition there that night.
The motive for the shooting is not known, and anyone with information is asked to call the Westminster Police Department at 714.548.3772.
Anonymous tips can be left with Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855.847.6227 (855-TIP-OCCS), via occrimestoppers.org or by texting to 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S) from a cell phone. (All text messages should begin with the letters “OCCS”.)
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