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Man shot in face in Anaheim during apparent gang-related shooting

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A man was expected to recover after getting shot in the face early Wednesday in what police believe to be a gang-related crime.

At around 3 a.m., police were called to the 900 block of Dickel Street, near Harbor Boulevard, Anaheim police said.

The victim was pulled from a parked, small sedan, stopped in the street, by paramedics who then took him to a hospital.

A man was shot in the face at least once during a gang-related shooting in Anaheim early Wednesday, Nov. 13. (OnScene.TV)

Sgt. Shane Carringer said he was shot at least once. Further details regarding what might have led up to the shooting were not immediately released.

Authorities later served a search warrant in connection with the attack and surrounded a building near the 800 block of North Lemon Street, Anaheim police said in a 4:12 p.m. tweet. A SWAT team searched the structure but did not locate a suspect.

 

The shooting remained under investigation. A description of any possible shooter was not publicly available Wednesday evening.

Staff writer Eric Licas contributed to this story.