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2 Teen Girls Shot At Clearwater Apartment Complex: Police
Two teenage girls were shot during a gathering at a Clearwater apartment complex pool Saturday night, police said.
CLEARWATER, FL — Two teenage girls were shot during a Saturday night incident at Estates of Countryside, 2652 McMullen Booth Road, the Clearwater Police Department wrote in a Facebook post.
Officers and firefighters responded to the home after several calls came in from people who said they heard gunshots around 9:45 p.m.
A 16-year-old girl was found shot at the scene, police said. She was brought to All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg for her non-life-threatening injuries.
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A second victim, an 18-year-old girl, showed up at Mease Countryside Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries from the shooting.
Detectives say there was a large gathering of teens and young adults at the pool area of the apartment complex where there was a dispute and the shooting happened, police said.
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Many teens left the pool after the shooting and before officers arrived.
The suspect hasn't been found, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Clearwater police at 727-562-4242.
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