Shots  fired by a yet to be identified person reportedly injured two people during a horse racing event at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar, California, United States on Sunday evening.

According to local media reports, Sheriff’s deputies received reports of gunfire at the fairgrounds at around 7 pm on Sunday evening at the horse racing venue which is located around 20 kilometres north of San Diego.

Several Twitter users shared clips of television coverage of the race by horse racing network, TVG in which the sound of gunfire is audible and an announcer is heard shouting ‘There is gunfire at the track’.

TVG analyst, Simon Bray tweeted that shots were fired at the event while the network tweeted that all its crew  were safe, without providing further details.

The management of the Del Mar Racetrack also tweeted that the situation was under control, adding that a scheduled concert by rapper, Ice Cube would go ahead as planned.