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Man Accused of Fatal Shooting in Queens

By Wil Cruz | March 2, 2012 10:01am
A 19-year-old suspect was arrested on March 2, 2012, for allegedly gunning down a man in Jamaica.
A 19-year-old suspect was arrested on March 2, 2012, for allegedly gunning down a man in Jamaica.
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QUEENS — A man was arrested in Jamaica early Friday for allegedly shooting another man to death, police said.

When plainclothes cops arrived at 107-11 159th Street at 12:30 a.m., they saw the suspect standing over the victim police said. He had a gun in his hand, cops said.

The victim, 20, who has not yet been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspected killer, 19, ran and was arrested as he tried to get into a 2009 Chevy Malibu in which two teens were waiting, police said.

The plainclothes officers arrested him without incident, police said.

Two guns, a .25-caliber and .22-caliber, were recovered at the scene, cops said.

The two teenagers in the vehicle, a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, were being grilled about the shooting at the 103rd Precinct. A 16-year-old boy was being interviewed, too, police said.

Charges against the suspected shooter were pending, the NYPD said.