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Armed Suspects Exchange Gunfire from Vehicles Near West Orange Gas Station

West Orange

Police believe road rage is the motive for a shots-fired incident that occurred near a gas station in West Orange on Monday night.

Officers responded to reports of shots fired at the BP Gas Station located in the 80's block of Main Street around 11:20 p.m. 

Upon arrival, police taped the area off after locating several shell casings, but no victims were found after officers searched the area. 

Police say a blue vehicle and a brown Honda Accord pulled up to the gas station and engaged in a dispute that ended in gunfire. 

Authorities placed hospitals in the region on alert for potential walk-in gunshot victims.

Both suspects fled the scene and remained at large. 

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