DANVILLE, Va. – Two people were shot early Saturday morning in the parking lot of a Danville convenience store.

Just before 3:30 Saturday morning, officers responded to 911 calls of shots being fired on the lot of 1415 Piney Forest Rd, a 24-hour convenience store.  Shortly after the calls, a 29-year-old male and 39-year-old female arrived together at the SOVAH emergency room, each suffering from gunshot wounds.  The male was shot in the upper torso and the female was shot in the leg.

The shooter is described as a black male in his twenties, with twists in his hair.  It is believed the victims and the suspect are known to each other and a verbal altercation preceded the shooting.

Investigators are actively working leads in this case and processing the crime scene.