One injured in shooting outside San Rafael party

Photo: Elissa Harrinton

San Rafael police advised the public to avoid the area of Fifth and California avenues Sunday morning due to police activity.

Police issued a Nixle alert advising of the closure at 6:20 a.m. and then canceled the stay away request around 11:30 a.m.

According to Sergeant Todd Berringer with San Rafael police, there was a party at a residence on 5th Avenue and some sort of a physical fight broke out between a group of people out front on the sidewalk.

During the altercation, a 20-year-old male from Santa Rosa was shot. He's being treated at a hospital. 

Police say they have one suspect in custody. A 30-year-old male from Pullyap, Washington. Neither the victim nor the suspect live at the residence and neither have been identified. 

No further information is immediately available.