HIllcrest sign.
The Hillcrest sign. File photo

At least four people have been injured in a series of gel-type pellet gun shootings in Hillcrest, the San Diego Police Department said Sunday.

There was a total of four shooting attacks reported over the past week in the area of 10th Avenue and University Ave., the most recent of which was around 2 a.m. Sunday.

SDPD is investigating the attacks as hate crimes.

“The suspects were seen driving in a light-colored minivan and described as white males,” the department reported in a statement.

The victims were not seriously injured.

Authorities urged anyone with information about the shootings or persons involved to call the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000, or San Diego Crime Stoppers at (888) 580- 8477.