NEWARK -- A man was shot Sunday morning in the city's Springfield/Belmont neighborhood when a friend of his discharged a gun while playing with it in a parked car, an official said.

The weapon was fired while the two were in the parked car at about 6 a.m. near Springfield Avenue and Bergen Street, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said.

The man's injuries are non-life threatening, Ambrose said.

No one was in custody as of 8:30 a.m., the public safety director said.

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