3 women hospitalized after shooting at Fresno apartment complex, police say

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A gunman remained on the loose hours after a shooting left three women hospitalized in southwest Fresno on Monday.

The shooting happened around 5 p.m. at the Geneva Village apartment complex in the area of Church and Elm.

Witnesses say it started as a fight between two women and escalated quickly, with dozens of people rushing to the scene.

Moments later, two gunshots rang out.

"An unknown male wearing a mask came out and fired multiple rounds at the females. That person left the area. We do not know how he left," explained Fresno Police Lt. Zeb Price.

Fresno police say all three of the women, including a 17-year-old, were struck in the legs and taken to the hospital, where they are expected to survive

Witnesses who caught a glimpse of the shooter say he was in a white hoodie and wearing a mask.

"We're not sure how the male is associated with the females. Detectives are on scene, and they will be determining if that person is related or not," said Lt. Price.

The shooting is one of a series of violent events in the neighborhood in the last few days.

Tensions had been running high as a conflict that started on Friday night continued through the weekend.

Video of a fight on Sunday night at the apartment complex is now circulating on social media.

"It's a very large apartment complex. Every once in a while, we do get calls here. I'm not aware of any prior calls for service here," explained Lt. Price.

As police investigated Monday's incident, Action News saw children swimming and neighbors gathered to watch the investigation.

Officials don't believe there's a current threat.

"It appears that it is an isolated disturbance of people that know each other, and hopefully, our detectives will be able to get some good cooperation with any witnesses or victims to determine what happened," said Lt. Price.

With the gunman still at large, police are asking residents of the complex for their help.

Investigators hope surveillance cameras could've captured the shooting.

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