Sheriff’s office investigates shooting

By Khalida Sarwari

A man was shot in Castroville on Thursday night, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.

The shooting occurred around 9:10 p.m. in the 11000 block of Sanchez Street, according to the sheriff’s office.

Two men approached a group of people and asked them what hood they were from, the sheriff’s office said. As the group started running away and into a nearby apartment, the suspects shot and injured one of the members.

The victim, a Santa Cruz resident, suffered a gunshot wound to his stomach and was airlifted to a trauma center, the sheriff’s office said.

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