CHARLESTON -- Police are investigating a shooting that injured three females Wednesday night in Charleston.
About 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, officers with the Charleston Department of Public Safety investigated a report of gunshots and a disturbance near the intersection of Vine and Sy Williams (Elm Street) in Charleston, according to Charleston DPS Director Robert Hearnes.
"Responding officers learned that three females -- two from Sikeston and one from Charleston -- had been shot," Hearnes said in a news release.
All victims were transported to an area medical facility with non-life threatening injuries, the chief said.
However, Hearnes said, while investigating the shooting scene at Vine and Sy Williams, another shooting that is believed to be in retaliation to the first shooting took place near the intersection of Cleveland and Elm Streets.
"In the second shooting, a vehicle was shot several times when it slowed at an intersection," Hearnes said. "The driver of the vehicle is not cooperating with the investigation."
Officers later were advised another vehicle had been shot in the 400 block of North Johnson Street, Hearnes said.
As of Thursday morning, there are no suspects in custody. The investigation is continuing and anyone with information about any of these incidents is asked to call DPS at (573) 683-3737.
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