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Police investigate double shooting in 2400 block of Lawndale

Posted at 4:05 PM, May 25, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-25 18:04:57-04

Police are investigating a double shooting Thursday afternoon.

At 2 p.m., officers were called to a residence in the 2400 block of Lawndale for a shooting. 

When officers arrived, they found two victims. A woman was shot in the leg, and a man in his late teens was shot in the shoulder. 

Both victims were taken to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries. 

Police said it appears the victims were involved in a disturbance with three other people when shots were fired. The suspects fled in a gold colored SUV. 

A neighbor told 41 Action News he heard multiple gun shots before police arrived.  

Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.