Couple Shot in Parked Car
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A Fullerton couple were shot several times Thursday after a gunman approached their car and began shooting, police said.
Carlos Barragon, 27, was shot in the stomach and arm. Carmen Gonzales, 21, was struck in the jaw, leg and twice in the arm. Both were taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange and are expected to recover, police said.
The two were talking inside the car, parked in a carport in the 1600 block of Highland Avenue, about 2 a.m. when a man armed with a 9-mm handgun “walked up and opened fire,” said Fullerton Police Sgt. Ron Gillette.
Police said the shooting is being investigated by the department’s gang unit.
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