NATIONAL CITY: Two teenagers were shot yesterday afternoon after being confronted by assailants in a dark sport-utility vehicle, police said.

They were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, said Assistant National City police Chief Manuel Rodriguez.

The teens, ages 16 and 19, were walking south on D Avenue near Plaza Boulevard just after 4 p.m. with another 19-year-old when the driver of the SUV pulled up by them, police said. The area is a few blocks from Kimball Park.

The female driver and two male passengers asked the teens if they wanted a ride. When the teenagers declined, the driver made a U-turn and one passenger fired several rounds at the teens, Lt. Lanny Roark said. The younger boy suffered a grazing wound to his shin and an older teen was wounded in one knee. The SUV then headed south.

Police said they do not know the motive for the shooting or whether it was gang-related. Witnesses said the shooter did not verbally challenge the youths before he fired the gun, Rodriguez said.

So far this year, there have been no fatal shootings in National City, he said. –A.M. & P.R.