At about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Columbia Police Department officers were called to Town and Country Bowling Lanes, at 1508 N. Providence Road, after witnesses reported gunshots, according to a CPD news release.

When officers arrived, they saw cars leaving the area. According to witnesses, two suspects by the south doors were verbally fighting and took their fight outside, which led to the shooting.

The doors to the bowling alley and at least one vehicle were shot. Officers found shell casings in the parking lot following the shooting. No arrests have been made yet, and an investigation is underway.

CPD spokeswoman Jill Wieneke said because all suspects had fled the scene at the shooting, they do not know if this shooting was connected to one about two hours later, during which two people were shot.

“There is no information to lead us to believe that they are connected,” Wieneke said. “If we knew more about the players involved, we’d know more whether the incidents were connected.”

At about 2:30 a.m., officers were called to the Boone County Hospital emergency room as well as Paris Road and Wilkes Blvd. after the two gunshot victims, ages 15 and 16, were reported.

According to a news release, one of the victims was shot in the arm and the other in the thigh when they were walking near railroad tracks. A dark minivan drove by, slowed down, opened the door and open-fired on the two boys.

The two boys then called someone to take them to the hospital. Their injuries were not life-threatening.

According to the news release, around 9 a.m. the same day, Boone County Sheriff’s Department deputies located the suspect vehicle in the 700 block on Demaret Drive. The report was called in by a citizen who reported a suspicious vehicle missing windows and with no license plates. The van was taken to CPD as evidence.