FERGUSON • Ferguson Police are investigating a Saturday afternoon shooting that left two young men seriously injured.

Chief Tom Jackson said the shooting occurred about 1:30 p.m. when a third young man opened fire on the victims behind a vacant home in the 900 block of Airport Road.

The victims made their way to the front yard of the residence, where they were treated by EMS personnel before being transferred by ambulance to an undisclosed hospital.

Police have not released the identity of the victims or disclosed the circumstances that led to the shooting.

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