National City

Three men were wounded by gunfire while standing outside a National City restaurant, police said.

The three were near the front door of the Thai Bar B Q restaurant in the 3400 block of East Plaza Boulevard when they were hit early Sunday morning, Sgt. Carey Sullivan said.

Two cars pulled into the restaurant’s parking lot and at least three people got out of the cars and started shooting, Sullivan said.

Bullet casings were found at the scene and a white Toyota MR-2 and a white Toyota Celica were seen leaving the parking lot at the time of the shooting, said Officer Michael Harlan.

Souphy Phongsavath, 20, of Fullerton was taken to UC San Diego Medical Center, suffering from a bullet wound to the back. A hospital spokeswoman said she could not release any information about Phongsavath.

Two others, 22-year-old Kongkham Daravong of Anaheim, who suffered a minor wound to the face, and 30-year-old Soukanyastue Hansana of La Puente, who suffered minor wounds to both legs, were treated and released from Scripps Memorial Hospital in Chula Vista.