WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem police said three people were shot in three separate shootings spanning a 6-hour window Tuesday.
First Shooting
The first shooting happened on Piedmont Circle around 3:30 pm.
Investigators say a man and woman were fighting when the suspect came up and tried to intervene.
The suspect, who the victims reportedly did not know, then shot the man in the face and took off in a silver SUV-type car.
The man shot is in serious but stable condition.
Second Shooting
Just a few hours later, police were called to shooting on Patterson Ave.
A man, who showed up at the hospital, said he was standing in the Hot Dog City parking lot just before 9 p.m. when he heard gunshots.
He took off and while running away, realized he had been shot in the thigh.
At last check, the man was in stable condition at the hospital.
No suspect information in this shooting was released.
Third Shooting
The third shooting in Winston-Salem happened around 9:20 p.m. on Liberty Street.
A man told police he was leaving a gas station when someone in another car started firing.
A woman in the passenger seat of his car was shot twice in the leg and was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition.
Neither the man driving nor the woman shot could describe the suspect who was shooting.
At this time no arrests have been made in any of the Tuesday shootings.
Anyone with information about any of these crimes is asked to contact the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700 or Crime Stoppers at 336-727-2800. You can also view "Crime Stoppers of Winston-Salem Forsyth County" on Facebook.
