4 HOSPITALIZED IN UNRELATED SHOOTINGS.

Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer

LANCASTER - A string of unrelated shootings in the past two days, including an attempted murder-suicide by a man who shot his wife, then himself, has left four people hospitalized.

All of the shooting victims are reported to be in stable condition, officials said.

``We're still waiting on reports, but they appear to be unrelated,'' said Deputy Mark Round of the Lancaster sheriff's station.

The first shooting occurred Wednesday about 8:30 p.m. in the 3100 block of Pearlwood Drive in Lancaster as the 26-year-old husband argued with his 25-year-old wife in front of their home, deputies said.

The altercation became physical and neighbors called sheriff's deputies. By the time deputies arrived, the man had already produced a gun and shot his wife and then himself.

Both were in serious but stable condition after being airlifted to a hospital, officials said.

At 11:51 a.m. Thursday, deputies received a 911 call from a hysterical woman. Seconds later, the 911 operator heard a man yelling followed by gunshots.

When deputies arrived, they found a wounded man who was rushed to Antelope Valley Hospital.

Two other men were injured in a shooting about 3 a.m. Friday on Avenue J near Beech Avenue. They drove themselves to nearby Antelope Valley Hospital, where one was treated and released.

The driver was shot in the upper body and his passenger suffered a superficial wound to his nose. The driver told deputies they were driving on Avenue J when someone fired at them.

Anyone with information on the Avenue J shooting is asked to call the Lancaster sheriff's station at [phone].

Greg Botonis, [phone]

gregory.botonis(at)dailynews.com