MAHANOY CITY - Mahanoy City police are investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred in the borough Friday afternoon.

The incident occurred about 2:40 p.m. at a home at 28 E. Pine St., across from the U.S. Post Office.

Officer-in-Charge Charles Kovalewski said three Hispanic men inside a black four-door Infinity car with out-of-state license plates drove east on East Pine Street and fired five shots into the home from what is believed to be a small caliber semi-automatic handgun.

The men were unable to be identified because they had hoods over their heads, he added.

Kovalewski said the investigation revealed the occupants of the car were at Mahanoy City Food Store on South Main Street just prior to the shooting.

"They left (the store), came around the corner and started shooting," he said.

The home is occupied by four people, two adults and two children, who were not hit by the bullets, Kovalewski said.

Patrolman Christopher Zubris said the shots were possibly fired from a .380-caliber handgun.

After the shooting, the car fled the area east on East Pine Street, possibly out of the borough toward Interstate 81.

Police are asking that anyone with information contact them through the Schuylkill County Communications Center by calling 570-462-1991.

All information received will remain confidential.