One killed, four injured in shooting on Corpus Christi's Southside

Ashlee Burns
Corpus Christi Caller Times

Corpus Christi police are investigating after a shooting on the city's Southside left a 20-year-old woman dead and four others injured on Sunday.

Around 11:30 p.m., police responded to the 2700 block of Persimmon Street, near Galvan Elementary School, for a shooting in progress. When officers arrived, they found a woman who had been shot and died of her injuries, a release stated.

The Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office identified the woman as 20-year-old Alexis Gonzales.

Police tape is strung up with police sirens flashing in the background.

Officers located four additional shooting victims, who were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Their ages and conditions were not released.

Police believe several people drove to a residence on Persimmon Street, where a disturbance escalated to a shooting. "Both parties" discharged firearms, according to police.

The parties knew each other and the shooting was not a random act of violence, the release stated.

All suspects have been identified and there are no suspects outstanding. There were no arrests as of Monday morning.

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