Two people suffered gunshot wounds in a grocery store parking lot shooting in Salem Tuesday night.

Tuesday, December 6 at around 9:45 p.m., Salem Police say officers responded to a report of a person in one vehicle firing shots at people in another vehicle in the parking lot of a grocery store in the 1200 block of Lancaster Dr. SE.

Both vehicles fled the area but were found less than five minutes later when the Marion County Sheriff's Office received a call of two individuals with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of a business in the 100 block of Lancaster Dr. SE.

Two male victims, ages 19 and 22, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported by ambulance to Salem Health.

Detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit have assumed this active investigation and are working all available leads. Anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or has information about the case, should call the Salem Police Tips Line at 503-588-8477.

The Salem Police Department thanks the Marion County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance with this case.