Woman and man shot outside Caruthers gas station

A man and a woman were shot Friday night outside a Caruthers gas station, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said.

Lt. Joe Smith said the woman was hit multiple times in different areas of her body by gunfire and the man suffered a head injury. It was unclear how severe that head injury was, Smith said, but the man was speaking to deputies at the scene. Neither victim was identified.

They were both listed in stable condition at Community Regional Medical Center. The woman, who was unconscious Friday night, was flown to the hospital by helicopter and the man was taken by ambulance.

The shooting happened about 7 p.m. in the parking lot of El Toro gas and liquor store when two vehicles pulled into the lot. After a verbal exchange, two people got out of a car and shot into the inside of the other vehicle, injuring the pair.

Smith said the suspects are two men, but their identities are unknown. They reportedly fled in a light-colored Honda; the model was unknown.

According to Smith, one man was armed with a handgun and the other had a shotgun. Deputies were on scene and at the hospital gathering information on the shooting. A motive has not yet been determined.

This story was originally published December 29, 2017 at 8:20 PM with the headline "Woman and man shot outside Caruthers gas station."