One man has been killed and another wounded in a Hill District shooting this afternoon.

Police and medics responded to Bedford Avenue and Junilla Street shortly after 12:30 p.m. A Toyota Avalon had crashed into a tree, and the body of the fatally wounded victim lay next to the open driver's door. The passenger in the car was also shot and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.

Witnesses said at least one man was talking to the occupants of the car shortly before the shooting.

Police took a man into custody at the scene and were questioning another person at the scene.

Homicide detectives are investigating.