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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; City police believe two women from Scranton were shot in the area of Sambourne and Sullivan streets before they were found nearby in a bullet-ridden vehicle on South Main Street on Tuesday night.</p><p>Police said the two women, both 19, remained hospitalized Wednesday. Their names and conditions were not released.</p><p>Both suffered gunshot wounds to their backs.</p><p>Three other occupants in the vehicle were not injured, a law enforcement source said.</p><p>No charges have been filed as the investigation continues.</p><p>A woman and her boyfriend walking on Sullivan Street on Wednesday called the South Wilkes-Barre neighborhood &#8220;a ghetto.&#8221; They were afraid to give their names.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not bad if you&#8217;re walking on Franklin or (South) Main, but I stay away from Sambourne Street,&#8221; the woman said while holding onto her boyfriend&#8217;s arm. She and her boyfriend said they often walk to South Main Street where they shop at Family Dollar or the Save-A-Lot supermarket for groceries.</p><p>Police responded to the shooting at about 6:30 p.m. found the two injured woman in a Toyota sedan parked near the PSC service station in the 400 block of South Main. The area is in a commercial shopping district with South Main Plaza adjacent to Sullivan Street.</p><p>The vehicle had gunshot damage to a window and a rear passenger-side door.</p><p>Hours after the shooting, police maintained a heavy presence in the area as officers were seen in cruisers at Sullivan and South Franklin streets and on Sambourne Street on Wednesday.</p><p>Police had not released additional information about the shooting as of late Wednesday, and Chief Joseph Coffay could not be reached for comment.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Police tape off an area of South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday night after two women were found shot in a bullet-ridden vehicle. Authorities say the women, both from Scranton, remain hospitalized Wednesday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/web1_TTL021319Shots2-10.jpg</photo0><caption0>Police tape off an area of South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday night after two women were found shot in a bullet-ridden vehicle. Authorities say the women, both from Scranton, remain hospitalized Wednesday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Victims of Wilkes-Barre shooting remain hospitalized