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UPDATE: Search Continues for Suspects Wanted for Broad Daylight Shooting on Parkhurst Street in Newark

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Police are continuing to search for the suspects wanted for a broad daylight shooting that occurred in a section of Newark Friday morning.

According to police, multiple rounds of gunfire rang out in the vicinity of 24 Parkhurst Street shortly before 10:35 a.m.

Fast responding Newark Pollice officers arrived and taped off the area after they found shell casings and a male victim suffering a non-life threatening injury in his foot.

Police as the victim was transported to University Hospital for treatment and is expected to recover.

According to police, about three suspects occupying a blue 2020 Mazda CX5 pulled up in the area and began to fire rounds in the victim's direction.

Police believe that the vehicle has a NJ license plate number "R67-MMZ" which registration come back stolen.

The motive for the shootings under investigation and the suspects remain at-large.

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