Crime & Safety
Author Who Wrote About JFK Assassination Shot Dead In Queens: Reports
Bridgeport, Connecticut author Myron Dukes was fatally shot after a car crash in Flushing, according to police and reports.
QUEENS – An author from Bridgeport, Conn. who wrote about President John. F. Kennedy's assassination was shot dead after a car crash in Flushing Wednesday, according to police and news outlets.
The 48-year-old man was found in the back of a black Ranger Rover that had crashed into a white van near Parsons Boulevard and Franklin Avenue about 4:15 p.m., police confirmed.
The Range Rover had been speeding up Parsons Boulevard when it hit the van at a red light, police said.
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The Range Rover driver ran away and the 48-year-old lated died at Flushing Hospital, police said.
News 12 Bronx reported that the man was Myron Dukes, author of the book "JFK Assassination Eyewitness Speak Together."
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Dukes’ family told the news outlet that they are “crushed by this senseless loss.” Letisia Dukes, the author’s cousin, told News 12 that she was alerted of Dukes' death on Thursday.
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