Concern in Desert Hot Springs neighborhood after two people shot early Tuesday morning

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Two people are in the hospital after being shot in Desert Hot Springs early Tuesday morning.

The shooting was first reported at around 2:15 a.m. in the 12700 block of Avenida Alta Loma.

Officers found a victim at the house. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition, DHSPD Chief Steven Shaw told News Channel 3.

Shaw said a second victim was found in a vehicle at the Union 76 gas station on Indian Canyon Drive.

"It appears that the victim also came from the Ave. Alta Loma location and was being driven to the hospital by friends," Shaw wrote.

The second victim is in stable condition at the hospital.

Police also took three dogs that were inside the vehicle at the scene. Officers later recovered another two dogs from inside the house where the shooting happened.

Shaw said the investigation continues, there was no word on a possible motive. Detectives do not have any indication of outstanding suspects.

News Channel 3's Kendall Flynn spoke with neighbors along Ave. Alta Loma who said this wasn't the first crime incident in the neighborhood, and they were specifically concerned for their safety because of the house involved in Tuesday morning's shooting.

Many neighbors would not speak on camera because of this concern for their safety. One neighbor told News Channel 3 they heard loud noises coming from the house Saturday night, and the next morning they noticed several bullet holes outside their neighbors front door and a bullet hole in their own garage door.

But the incidents go beyond what happens at the house, as one neighbor, who asked to remain anonymous, said her house was broken into on President's Day. She hid in her garage, under her car with her dog while a man raided her home.

She believes the Desert Hot Springs Police were not responsive enough to growing concerns in the neighborhood. She, along with other neighbors, had filed several police reports over the law few weeks, but many were not followed up.