State police still are investigating a shooting early yesterday on the Parkway East in which two passengers were wounded while riding in an SUV.

State police Cpl. Jennifer Brown said investigators had recovered a spent shell casing. It was located on the parkway near the Allegheny County Jail hours after the shooting, which was reported at about 2:20 a.m.

The driver of the SUV was not injured.

Two passengers, Danielle R. Spell, 20, and Juan Middlebrook, 18, both of McKeesport, were taken by the driver to UPMC Braddock.

Ms. Spell had been riding in the front passenger seat, and Mr. Middlebrook had been riding in the back seat.

The driver told police the SUV had been traveling east on the parkway when a gunman in a black Chevy Monte Carlo fired at least two rounds at his vehicle.

Ms. Spell was wounded in the abdomen. She was in guarded condition. Mr. Middlebrook was shot in the right leg. He was released from the hospital after his treatment, police said.

The suspect is described as a brown-skinned black male, wearing dark clothing. Anyone with information about the shooting or the suspect is asked to call state police at 412-787-2000.