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Man suffers gunshot wounds in South Bakersfield

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A man has been hospitalized after he was shot in South Bakersfield on Friday morning.

The man was shot at about 4 a.m. on Viola Street, according to a man who says he's the victim's father.

The victim's father says his son was shot with a shotgun. 

Kern County Sheriff's Deputies were at the scene, but no arrests have been made. 

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