TOMS RIVER, New Jersey (WABC) — Police are searching for a suspect after a victim was shot in the head and killed in the parking lot of a Wawa in Toms River on Friday morning.
It happened at the convenience store located off Route 37 and Garfield Avenue around 7:20 a.m.
The gunman shot the driver of a black pickup truck in the head and took off, officials say.
The victim was rushed to the hospital by helicopter but did not survive.
Authorities say they are trying to track down what they believe may be a black Acura with front-end damage.
The incident may have started with a dispute between the victim and the suspect, but the nature of the dispute was not known.
Few other details were released.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit at 732-929-2027 or the Toms River Township Police Department at 732-349-0150.
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