MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Police are investigating after two teenage girls were shot in the parking lot of a Mount Vernon grocery store late Friday night.
Just after 11 p.m., officers with the Mount Vernon Police Department were dispatched to reports of shots fired and a possible drive-by shooting in the 2600 block of East Division Street.
According to police, the incident started with a verbal altercation between two groups of people in the parking lot of a Haggen’s grocery store. An unknown suspect then shot at a vehicle with several individuals inside.
Two teenage girls, ages 16 and 17, were transported to the Skagit Valley Hospital to be treated for gunshot wounds.
The 16-year-old was in stable condition as of Saturday morning. The 17-year-old was treated for her injuries and has since been released from the hospital.
Officers’ initial investigation does not indicate that anyone involved in this incident was a customer or employee at the Haggen’s store.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the MVPD 24-hour dispatch information number, 360-428-3211, or 360-336-6271, during business hours.
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