Police look to identify Flushing gunshot victim
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By Mark Hallum
TimesLedger Newspapers
Police were looking to identify an unknown male found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in Flushing.
Officers responded to a report of a man who had been assaulted at 85-14 160th St. last Friday around 6:40 p.m. and, upon arrival, discovered the victim shot twice; once in the head and once in the groin.
EMS responders transported the victim to Queens General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to authorities.
Surveillance footage showed the victim walking with two other men wearing black on 160th Street from Parsons Boulevard. Shortly after the trio moved beyond the field of view of security cameras, the two men accompanying the victim are seen walking quickly back toward Parsons Boulevard.
Police released a sketch of the deceased to help identify the victim.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
Reach reporter Mark Hallum by e-mail at mhallum@cnglocal.com or by phone at (718) 260–4564.
Source: Times Ledger
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