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Three people died, and at least four were injured in a shooting in Los Angeles, the city’s fire department said Saturday, California’s fourth mass shooting in a week.

A spokesperson said the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call for help at 2:35 a.m. on a residential street northwest of downtown.

Three people were killed, and two were injured and were taken to a hospital, the fire department said. Two others took themselves to a hospital, the spokesperson added.

CNN affiliate KCAL said the shooting happened outside of Beverly Hills in the Beverly Crest community. Three victims were shot inside a car, and the other four were standing outside a home.

Police said the first call came in about an “assault with a deadly weapon,” the station reported. The four people hospitalized are reportedly in critical condition.

A traumatic week in California

This marks the 4th mass shooting in California in a week. A gunman wreaked havoc on a dance studio in Monterey Park, in metro Los Angeles, leaving 11 people dead.

Another traumatic shooting occurred Monday on farms in Half Moon Bay in northern California, where seven people passed away.

A few hours later, four people were injured, and 18 years old man died in a shooting in Oakland.