Man shot in east Ventura

A 21-year-old man was shot late this afternoon outside a home in east Ventura and was undergoing surgery at a local hospital for a serious upper-body wound, police said.

Police were called to the shooting about 4:15 p.m. in the 1200 block of Mead Avenue. The man's family lives in the home, according to authorities, and he was a former resident there. The victim's name was not immediately released.

Police said they were still looking for the shooters, who might have left the area in a brown sedan, possibly a Nissan or Toyota.

Initial reports from neighbors said the man was shot while standing in the front yard of the home.

One neighbor said she heard five shots, and after the shooting she saw someone run from the front yard into the home. A short time later, she said, that person was taken away in an ambulance.

Some of the shots hit the home, which was occupied at the time, police said.