Stolen car linked to shots fired at drivers in 2 NJ towns, police say

🚨Lakewood police are investigating a reported gunshot involving a stolen vehicle

🚨A similar incident was reported shortly afterward in neighboring Howell

🚨 Police have not publicly identified anyone involved in the shootings

LAKEWOOD — Police are investigating reports of shots fired at drivers in two neighboring New Jersey communities Monday night, with a stolen vehicle linked to both.

A gunshot was reported on Sunset Road in Lakewood around 11 p.m. by a driver who said someone inside a white four-door sedan he was following fired a shot. Lakewood police said the vehicle had been stolen several hours earlier in the township.

Similar shooting reported in Howell

A short time later, a vehicle matching the same description was involved in another similar incident "in a neighboring town," according to police. The Lakewood Scoop, which was first to report on the incident, said the second incident happened in Howell.

Four individuals in ski masks were inside a white Mercedes-Benz 350, according to Tri-County Scanner News.

The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office would not comment on the case.

Lakewood police asked anyone with information about the Sunset Road case to call them at 732-363-0200.

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