Two people were shot near Little Italy Wednesday morning, the San Diego Police Department confirmed. A short time later, a police officer was also shot in what's believed to be a connected event.

The victims have not been identified at this point, but during a 2:30 p.m. press conference, SDPD said one was a 39-year-old Hispanic man, while the other was a 31-year-old Hispanic woman.

A Harbor Police officer was injured Wednesday morning in a shootout in Little Italy as officers were looking for a gunman who had shot two people — one fatally — a short time earlier and less than a mile away.