Innocent bystanders shot in drive by

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3 People Shot Outside Convenience Store in West Palm Beach

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Posted: 04/16/2008

Police say three innocent bystanders were shot when a drive by shooter's bullets missed the intended target.Police don't know why the gunmen opened fire towards this West Palm Beach convenience store Tuesday.

They believe the intended target got away, while three men, nearby were shot.

A seventeen year old was shot in the abdomen.

Two other men, Tenoris Gerald and Sam Crenshaw Jr., were shot in the legs.

They're all expected to recover.

Police say they're getting little cooperation from witnesses, and only know the bullets came from a black car with tinted windows.

Lt. Chuck Reed with the West Palm Beach Police Department tells NewsChannel 5, "We don't know how many occupants were in the car, how many shooters were in the car."

Police ask anyone with information to call Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS.

Updated:4:45pm

West Palm Beach police are investigating a drive-by shooting near P & P Food Mart, 701 N. Sapodilla Avenue.

Detectives say at least three people were injured in the shooting. Police tell NewsChannel 5 that the three victims range in age from 17 to early 30's and that they were standing on the corner of 6th Avenue when the shooting began.

The incident happened at four Tuesday afternoon.

Detectives are searching for a dark tinted car that was seen driving away from the scene.

The victims were taken to St. Mary's Medical Center and Good Samaritan Medical Center.

Stay with wptv.com and NewsChannel 5 for more on this developing story.