Springfield police are asking for the public's help in finding the gunman who shot two city teenagers on Tuesday.
Springfield Police Detective James McCoy photographs blood stains and evidence recovered in the parking lot of Express Gas & Food Mart at 1107 State Street. The store was the site of a double shooting late Tuesday afternoon.SPRINGFIELD -- Police are asking the public to help them find the gunman who shot two teenagers outside a State Street convenience store shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday.
The victims, both 19, were each shot once by the same-caliber weapon, Springfield Police Detective Lt. Trent Duda said Wednesday.
Two shell casings, both of the same caliber, were recovered in the parking lot of Express Gas & Food Mart at 1107 State St.
That would seem to suggest one shooter, although police have not ruled out the possibility of another assailant.
"At this point we're not sure," Duda said.
The daylight shooting was reported at 4:55 p.m., just as the afternoon rush hour was getting underway. The State Street convenience store is located between Dresden and Cortland streets.
Police declined to identify the injured teenagers, both of whom live in Springfield and were treated at Baystate Medical Center. One was shot in the abdomen, the other in the leg.
Police on Tuesday said the victim with the abdominal injury, who underwent emergency surgery at the Springfield hospital, was in serious but stable condition. However, the victims' conditions were not immediately known on Wednesday.
Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call the Springfield Detective bureau at (413) 787-6355. The Text-a-Tip option allows people to send anonymous police tips over any cell phone with text-messaging capabilities. Such messages should be addressed to “Crimes” (or 274637) and should begin with the word “Solve.”