Two Killed, One Wounded in Shooting Outside Yuba City 7-Eleven

Two men were killed and a third person was wounded after a physical altercation and shooting outside a 7-Eleven in Yuba City, police said. Officers responded to reports of a fight and gunfire at approximately 10:54 p.m. July 26, 2026.

The shooting occurred at the store in the 900 block of Market Street, near the intersection of Market and Sutter streets and north of Colusa Avenue. The location places the deadly investigation at a prominent commercial site in the city.

When Yuba City police arrived, they found two wounded men. An 18-year-old man was transported to a hospital, where he later died. A 21-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A third man, 19, later went to a hospital with a gunshot wound to his hand. His injury was described as non-life-threatening.

What investigators said happened

The preliminary investigation indicated that a physical altercation came before multiple gunshots. The available account of the incident does not establish why the fight began or identify a confirmed motive.

California Department of Justice criminalists assisted Yuba City police with processing the crime scene. Yuba City investigators were continuing to work to identify those responsible.

No arrests had been announced in the cited accounts. Police had not publicly identified suspects or released a suspect description at that stage of the investigation.

Three victims, two deaths

The incident resulted in two deaths and one surviving shooting victim. The 21-year-old died at the scene, while the 18-year-old died after he was taken to a hospital. The 19-year-old was treated for the wound to his hand, which was not considered life-threatening.

The ages underscore that the people directly affected were young men, but public accounts did not include their names. The investigation was still focused on establishing the sequence of the altercation and gunfire and determining who was responsible.

The shooting brought a double-homicide investigation to a business on Market Street and required specialized crime-scene processing assistance from the state Department of Justice. For people who live, work or shop in the area, the confirmed local consequence was the loss of two lives and the injury of another person at the commercial location.

As of the cited updates, the next known step was continued investigative work by Yuba City police, supported by California DOJ criminalists. No arrest, suspect identification or motive had been publicly announced.