PANORAMA CITY >> A man driving a van was shot and killed Friday morning in an apparent gang-related shooting that left his three passengers injured, authorities said.

The van crashed into parked vehicles about 2 a.m. in the 14700 block of West Plummer Street, according Officer Aareon Jefferson of the Los Angeles Police Department Media Relations Section. The vehicle had been struck by at least seven bullets, police said.

The driver died at the scene and has not been identified.

The three other victims in the early morning shooting and crash have been identified, police said, including two described as gang members. Each victim was between 25 and 35 years old and all of them were residents of the San Fernando Valley, police said.

Aside from the man who died, another victim was shot and is in critical condition. Two more victims riding in the back of the van were hurt, but their injuries are not life-threatening, Valley Bureau Homicide Detective Dave Peteque told reporters at the crime scene Friday morning.

The motive for the shooting was unknown.

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Police closed the stretch of Plummer Street between Van Nuys Boulevard and Natick Avenue, a residential area with bungalow homes, for several hours Friday as authorities removed the dead man’s body from the van and tow trucks prepared to remove the damaged vehicles.

No arrests were immediately reported.

Peteque said that initially, the shooting appeared to be between people in two vehicles. But around 10 a.m. Friday, he said a pedestrian may have shot at the van.

Neighbors said they did not hear the early morning pop of gunfire.

“We didn’t hear anything,” said John Harold, who lives half a block from the crash. “I got up this morning, 4:20, came out here to get my paper … They had it all blocked off. We didn’t even know” about the crash, he said.

The neighborhood is a quiet one, and while gangs have previously tagged the area, it hasn’t been a problem for several years, Harold said.

Other neighbors, however, suggested a more crime-ridden community, where it’s not unusual to hear gunfire.

“Usually, you can hear, like if somebody shoots off, or something like that — you can hear it around here,” said Clint Allen, who lives two blocks west of the crash site. “There are a lot of shootings that go on” north of Plummer, he noted. Allen said he didn’t hear the shooting or crash Friday morning.

Allen said businesses at Van Nuys Boulevard and Plummer Street are a popular hangout for gang members and that people drink outside.

“There’s a lot of gangs around here,” he said. “They’re here, causing havoc … and they’re causing havoc on who? Us, the people that live here.”

Anyone with additional information is urged to call Peteque at 818-374-1934. During nonbusiness hours or on weekends, call 877-527-3247. To remain anonymous, call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org. Tipsters can also visit www.lapdonline.org, and click on “Anonymous Web Tips” under the “Get Involved-Crime Stoppers” menu to submit an online tip.