Woman shot outside Cape Girardeau restaurant

A shooting outside of a Cape Girardeau fast-food restaurant late Saturday afternoon sent one woman to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Cape Girardeau Police spokesman Jason Selzer said in a release the shooting happened at 4:53 p.m. at KFC at 2101 William St.

The shooting suspect, who was not identified in the release by police by name or description, is thought to have fired three shots from a vehicle parked next to another vehicle that contained the victim.

The victim, a 20-year-old female, was struck in the leg as she sat in the passenger seat. The other two shots are believed to have been fired at one person standing outside the vehicles and into the vehicle with the victim, where another female passenger was in the back seat but was not injured.

The shooter had left the scene by the time police arrived, and the injured woman was taken to an area hospital.

Police believe the people involved in the incident knew each other, according to the release.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the police department.