2 Teens Shot, Face Non-Life-Threatening Injuries In Sarasota: Police

SARASOTA, FL — Two teenagers are recovering from non-life-threatening injuries after being shot Sunday night in Sarasota, authorities said.

Officers patrolling the area heard multiple gunshots in the 2700 block of Maple Avenue around 8:45 p.m., according to a Sarasota Police Department news release.

They found a 19-year-old woman who had been shot in the area. She was brought to Sarasota Memorial Hospital and later released, police said.

Investigators learned about a second victim, a 17-year-old boy, who was brought to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton with non-life-threatening injuries and later released.

Bullets hit 11 parked cars and two homes in the block, but no other injuries were reported, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Kim Laster with SPD’s Criminal Investigations Division at 941-263-6827.

Anonymous tips can be provided to CrimeStoppers of Sarasota at 941-366-TIPS or at www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com.