Shooting in Merced leaves two injured, police searching for suspects

The Merced Police Department is searching for the suspects involved in a shooting that left a male and female injured Friday night.

Officers found a 35-year-old male who had been shot in the upper torso area in the 1600 block of Laurel Avenue in southeast Merced. They also located a 26-year-old female with gunshot wounds in her left leg, according to a Merced Police Department news release.

The male victim suffered a critical wound and was flown to a hospital in Modesto. The female victim was taken by paramedics to Mercy Medical Center in Merced for treatment.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Sgt. Ray Alvarez at 209-388-7705 or 209-385-6905. Tips are confidential and you can remain anonymous.

This story was originally published April 6, 2019 at 10:00 AM.