(FOX40.COM) \u2014 At least five people were injured in a \u201cviolent assault\u201d near Howe Park Saturday evening, Sacramento Metro Fire said.<\/p>\n
According to Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s spokesperson Edward Igoe, sheriff\u2019s office deputies were breaking up an unauthorized gathering of \u201cseveral hundred people\u201d at the park when the shooting occurred.<\/p>\n
Igoe said deputies heard between 20 to 25 gunshots.<\/p>\n
Fire personnel responded and took at four people with gunshot wounds to medical facilities for treatment.<\/p>\n
Two patients were taken to the hospital with moderate injuries, another was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and one patient was taken to \u201can additional site\u201d for treatment, Sacramento Metro Fire said.<\/p>\n
The fire department also reported a fifth person\u2019s injuries as minor, but did not describe the type of injury or if they were taken for treatment.<\/p>\n
This article will be updated as more information becomes available. <\/p>\n
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