Crime & Safety

2 Killed In Fatal Astoria Shooting , 3 Men Sought By Police: NYPD

Two men shot Xavier Roberts, 22, and Jaheim Hamilton​, 21, in front of the restaurant Duzan, located at 24-15 Steinway Street, police said.

​Three men fled in a Red Jeep Grand Cherokee with a red and black hood heading eastbound on the Grand Central Parkway, cops said.
​Three men fled in a Red Jeep Grand Cherokee with a red and black hood heading eastbound on the Grand Central Parkway, cops said. (Courtesy of NYPD)

ASTORIA, QUEENS — Two men from The Bronx were fatally shot on Steinway Street Friday night, police said.

Two men shot Xavier Roberts, 22, and Jaheim Hamilton, 21, in front of the restaurant Duzan, located at 24-15 Steinway St., about 10:30 p.m. on March 31, the NYPD said.

Three men fled in a Red Jeep Grand Cherokee with a red and black hood heading eastbound on the Grand Central Parkway, cops said.

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Roberts and Hamilton were taken to a hospital in Elmhurst, where they died, authorities said.

Police released images of three masked men in black hoods on Saturday.

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