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Suspect Arrested in Fatal Shooting Outside Woodside Strip Club, Cops Say

October 7, 2013 12:37pm | Updated October 7, 2013 12:37pm
Dwayne Johnson was charged with second degree murder in the killing of Allah Howell, 25, police said.
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WOODSIDE — Cops have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a man outside a nightclub in Queens on Saturday.

Police say Dwayne Johnson, 26, was arrested and charged with second degree murder in the killing of 25-year-old Allah Howell, who was shot to death in front of Perfections Nightclub at 62-05 30th Ave. early Saturday.

State records show that Johnson, of Queens Village, had previously served time in prison for assault.

It was not clear what sparked the shooting.

The killing was one of four gun-related deaths that took place across the city Friday night into Saturday morning, according to the NYPD.

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