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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The 42-year-old man who was fatally shot in Elm Park on Friday night has been identified as Keith Keita, according to an NYPD spokesman.

Keita was shot multiple times in the torso near the intersection of Morningstar Road and Kalver Place at 8:46 p.m., police said.

Morningstar Auto Parts is located at the corner.

"It happened right here on the side by the dumpster," Robert Visciano, owner of Morningstar Auto Parts, told the Advance on Saturday. The business was closed at the time of the incident.

Keita was taken to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The shooting occurred less than two blocks away from Keita's home on Pulaski Avenue.

A neighbor said Keita had just moved to the area a few months ago.

"I saw him a few times, but I didn't really know him because he was new here," the neighbor said.

Police said they are searching for two males who fled toward Pulaski Avenue following the incident. They were seen wearing dark hoodies, the spokesman said.

An NYPD spokesman said it appears Keita knew his attackers.

Police said Saturday they were also looking for a black SUV, which authorities described as a getaway vehicle.

On Friday night, multiple police officers entered Staten Island Meats Inc., which is located at 223 Kalver Place on the corner of Pulaski Avenue.

Three orange traffic cones were placed in the middle of Kalver Place, and both ends of the block were blocked off with crime scene tape.

Patrons of a nearby restaurant said they did not hear any shots fired. However, a resident who lives a few blocks over said they heard two gun shots.

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