2 teens shot outside convenience store on Brookshire Boulevard at I-85

Two teenagers were shot outside a convenience store on Brookshire Boulevard at Interstate 85 on Monday night, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said. Both have non-life threatening injuries.

The shootings happened at about 8 p.m. in the parking lot of the Skye Mart in the 3800 block of Brookshire Boulevard, according to police.

A car pulled into the parking lot, several people got out and one began firing at a group already in the parking lot, CMPD Lt. Andrew Harris said.

One of the bullets hit a 16-year-old male, who ran to the nearby I-85 off-ramp onto Brookshire. Medic took the teen to Carolinas Medical Center.

Police soon received a 911 call that a 14-year-old boy had shown up on his own at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center with a gunshot wound.

A vehicle driven by an uninvolved third party also was hit by gunfire, but the occupant was not hurt, Harris said.

CMPD detectives are working to determine a motive.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. Information also can be left on the Crime Stoppers mobile app website at http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/.

This story was originally published November 7, 2017 at 10:01 PM with the headline "2 teens shot outside convenience store on Brookshire Boulevard at I-85."