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, jeremiah.dobruck2@latimes.com

Twitter: @jeremiahdobruck

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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.