BATON ROUGE - Two women were shot Tuesday night while driving along Plank Road. 

The Baton Rouge Police Department said the shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. in the 5900 block of Plank Road, near Hollywood Street. 

Officers said two women were stopped at a red light when the suspect's vehicle pulled beside the car and started firing shots into the car. The women drove off immediately and went to a parking lot. The suspect kept shooting and then left the area. 

Both of the women were hit multiple times and are in critical condition.

Officers said both motive and suspect are unknown at this time.