Shots rang out in the parking lot of a Salem grocery store on the night of December 6.

Witnesses to the shooting called police at around 9:45 p.m., reporting to responding officers that a person in a car had been shooting at people in another car at the 1200 block of Lancaster DR SE before both vehicles fled the area.

Less than five minutes later, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received a call that there were two people with gunshot wounds in the parking lot of a business on Lancaster DR SE.

Officers determined the victims were involved in the shooting that happened minutes prior and less than a mile away.

The two male victims, ages 19 and 22, each suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and were transported by ambulance to Salem Health.

The investigation into this case is active, and Detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit are working on all available leads. They ask that anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or has information about the case, call the Salem Police Tips Line at 503-588-8477.