A release from the department clarifies that the shootings are not believed to be related, despite all the victims reportedly being the same age.

Below is the full press release from SBPD:

The South Bend Police Department is investigating two separate and unrelated shootings.
In the first incident, officers were responded to Memorial Hospital for a walk-in shooting victim around 8:30 Sunday night. The victim is a 23 year old male suffering from a non-life threatening wound to the upper body.

Through the initial investigation, the victim reported being robbed in the area of the 1000 block of E. Ireland Road. During the robbery, shots were fired striking the victim in the upper body.

Possible suspect is described as a white male last seen wearing a black hoodie.

In the second incident, around 1:10am Monday morning, officers in the area of the 3700 block of Western heard gunfire which was followed by a dispatch to the 400 block of S. Wellington. Officers quickly arrived at a home on Wellington and located two 23 year old male victims with gunshot wound injuries to their upper body. They were taken to the hospital for treatment of apparent non-life threatening injuries.

Through the initial investigation, it is believed the victims were injured after a person or persons fired shots towards the home on S. Wellington.

Detectives with the South Bend Police Investigative Bureau continue to investigate both of these incidents.

Anyone with information can call the South Bend Police Department at 574-235-9201 or Crime Stoppers at 574-288-STOP.