Crime & Safety

Queens Man Shot Dead Inside Apartment Building Identified: Police

Lenner Zuniga, 35,​ was found by police with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and torso​

There have been no arrests as of Wednesday afternoon, police said.
There have been no arrests as of Wednesday afternoon, police said. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

QUEENS, NY — A 35-year-old man who was shot and killed in Queens last weekend has been identified, police announced Wednesday.

Lenner Zuniga was found by police with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and torso at around 3:05 a.m. inside 101-66 125 Street on Oct. 6.

EMS transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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There have been no arrests as of Wednesday afternoon, 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/, or on X @NYPDTips.

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