Crime & Safety

Man Killed In Shooting Outside Queens Strip Mall, Police Say

Two men were taken to Jamaica Hospital, where one was declared dead.

JAMAICA, QUEENS — A man was killed and another injured in a shooting at a Jamaica strip mall early Wednesday, police said.

Officers found the men, both 23, at 126-14 Merrick Blvd. around 3.50 a.m. Chad Baldeo, of Brooklyn, was shot in the torso and was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital, police said.

The other man, who was not named, was hit in the leg and was in stable condition Wednesday, the NYPD said.

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There had been no arrests as of Wednesday afternoon.

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