Update: Man Shot While Sitting in Car on Olive Street

Updated: 9:35 a.m.

A 28-year-old man was wounded in a shooting on the 37000 block Olive Street early Monday evening, police said.

Officers responded to a report of a man being shot while sitting in a parked car at 6:20 p.m.

The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital.

He is expected to survive, according to a Newark Police Department media release.

The motive for the shooting is not yet known and no suspect information was given, police said.

Meanwhile in what may be a related development, a person related to the shooting victim was subjected to a road rage incident five hours later, leaving police with more questions than answers.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Newark Police Department at 510-578-4237. Anonymous tips can also on the silent witness hotline at 510-578-4000, extension 500.

Newark Patch will release information as more details are released. 

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