Two puppies died after being struck by gunfire Monday night at a northeast Salem gas station.
Salem police responded just before midnight to multiple shots fired in the area of Clay and Cypress streets NE. Police say the suspect fled as officers arrived, though they found several occupied vehicles at a 76 gas station parking lot were struck by gunfire.
No individuals inside the cars were injured, but a dog and four puppies in the back of one car were hit with bullet fragments, according to Lt. Treven Upkes, a spokesperson with the police department.
Officers took the dog and puppies to an emergency veterinary clinic, but two of the puppies died.