ELYRIA — A 16-year-old boy was shot in the neck early Friday morning as he drove a car that was being chased by another vehicle.

An officer patrolling near Paul’s Beverage on Lake Avenue spotted the two vehicles as they turned west from Foster Avenue onto Adams Street about 2:13 a.m., according to police. As they sped onto Lake Avenue, a male sitting behind the driver fired multiple shots at the other vehicle with a handgun.

The officer jumped into his patrol car for cover while radioing dispatch of the situation, police said.

More officers arrived to search the area and located one of the vehicles on West Avenue, north of Elm Street. The driver of that vehicle, 16-year-old Mark Grady of Elyria, had a gunshot wound to the back of his neck. Two other occupants were not hurt.

Police are still searching for the other vehicle, described as possibly a newer-model blue Chevy Impala.

Police said Grady was taken to EMH Regional Medical Center, but the hospital had no record of him being a patient there.