EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. - The Latest on a shootout on a New Jersey highway (all times local):

8 p.m.

Authorities say they believe that the people in two cars involved in a highway shootout in New Jersey knew each other and it was not a random act.

State police Capt. Stephen Jones said that police have recovered a number of weapons after the shooting Monday afternoon that left one man dead and four others hurt.

Police say they received reports of a shooting on the Atlantic City Expressway on Monday afternoon, followed by calls for medical assistance about 5 miles away on the Garden State Parkway and at a convenience store 2 miles away.

Jones says that police are looking for a third vehicle that witnesses say may be connected to the incident.

Portions of the expressway have been closed while police investigate.

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5:20 p.m.

A shootout on a New Jersey highway has left one person dead and four others hurt.

Police say they received reports of a shooting on the Atlantic City Expressway on Monday afternoon, followed by calls for medical assistance about 5 miles away on the Garden State Parkway and at a convenience store 2 miles away.

State police are investigating a car on the Garden State Parkway in Egg Harbor Township and an SUV covered with bullet holes in the parking lot of a Wawa store near a highway exit.

There are bullet holes in the front windshield and on the passenger side door of the SUV. One rear tire is gone, and there are drag marks in the area.

The victims have been hospitalized. Their conditions are unknown.

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5:15 p.m.

A shootout on a New Jersey highway has left one person dead and four others hurt.

Police say they received reports of a shooting on the Atlantic City Expressway on Monday afternoon, followed by calls for medical assistance a few miles away on the Garden State Parkway and at a convenience store.

State police are investigating a car on the Garden State Parkway in Egg Harbor Township and an SUV covered with bullet holes in the parking lot of a Wawa store near a highway exit.

There are bullet holes in the front windshield and on the passenger side door of the SUV. One rear tire is gone, and there are drag marks in the area.

The victims have been hospitalized. Their conditions are unknown.

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4:25 p.m.

State police say at least two people have been injured in shootings in a New Jersey town.

Police were investigating around an SUV covered with bullet holes in the parking lot of a convenience store in Egg Harbor Township and were also investigating on a nearby highway. Police say one victim was found at a convenience store, and a second on the highway.

There were bullet holes in the front windshield and on the passenger side door of the SUV at the Wawa. One rear tire was completely gone and there were drag marks in the area.

Footage from WPVI-TV showed police investigating around a car on the side of the nearby Garden State Parkway.

Police say the victims were taken to a hospital, but their conditions weren't immediately available.

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4:20 p.m.

State police say at least two people have been injured in shootings in a New Jersey town.

Police were investigating around an SUV covered with bullet holes in the parking lot of a convenience store in Egg Harbor Township and were also investigating on a nearby highway.

Police say one victim was found at a convenience store, but it wasn't known if the shooting occurred at that site. There were bullet holes in the front windshield and on the passenger side door of the SUV. One rear tire was completely gone and there were drag marks in the area.

Footage from WPVI-TV showed police investigating around a car on the side of the nearby Garden State Parkway.

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