YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Two people were fatally shot on Thursday after a car they were traveling in was riddled with bullets on a northeastern Ohio interstate, authorities said.
According to the Youngstown Police Department, a 19-year-old male driver and his 19-year-old female passenger died when their green Nissan Altima was hit by gunfire as they drove north on Interstate 680 at 10:43 p.m. EST, The Vindicator reported.
Police said the man died at the scene, WKBN-TV reported. The woman died on the way to an area hospital, according to the television station.
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— WKBN 27 First News (@WKBN) January 6, 2023
The names of the victims have not been released, The Vindicator reported.
Lt. Mohammad Awad of the Youngstown Detective Bureau said the Altima was severely damaged by gunfire.
“It looks like someone assassinated these two,” Awad told WKBN. “They followed the vehicle. They found the vehicle, and they pulled up next to it and began shooting inside of it.”
The detective bureau and Youngstown police crime scene unit were dispatched to the incident, according to WKYC-TV.
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