A man and woman were shot inside an Ellicott City spa Saturday night during a suspected domestic dispute, police said.

About 7 p.m. a man entered the Nail and Hair Care Spa in the 1500 block of Richards Valley Road and confronted and shot the victims, according to a statement from Howard County police spokesman Bryce Buell.

The woman worked at the salon and the male victim was her acquaintance, he said. They were taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center and are in critical condition, Buell said.

Police are searching for the shooter, who drove away directly after the shooting, the statement said.

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