Crime & Safety
Man Shot Multiple Times Inside NYC Smoke Shop, 2 Suspects At Large
The 34-year-old victim was shot multiple times in the back and in the arm, police said.
NEW YORK CITY — A 34-year-old man was shot inside a Queens smoke shop on Monday night, police said
The incident happened inside a shop located at 119-19 Jamaica Ave. around 10:40 p.m., police said.
The 34-year-old victim was shot multiple times in the back and in the arm, police said. He is listed in critical condition after being transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.
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The two suspects fled the shop, going west on Jamaica Avenue and then went towards Lefferts Boulevard, police said.
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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.
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