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Police Search for Suspect in Fatal Far Rockaway Apartment Shooting

January 27, 2016 4:21pm | Updated January 27, 2016 4:21pm
Police are looking for Tyquan Long, 29, in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend and another woman, police and law enforcement sources said.
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QUEENS — A Far Rockaway man killed his girlfriend in a jealous rage and wounded the mother of his romantic rival Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Tyquan Long, 29, who believed his girlfriend was cheating on him and went to her apartment at 333 Beach 32nd St. intending to shoot the other man, law enforcement sources said.

Instead, Long shot and killed the 36-year-old woman, police said. 

She was declared dead at the scene, according to the NYPD. 

Long also shot the 51-year-old mother of the rival love interest in the hand, law enforcement sources said.

The 51-year-old victim was taken to St. John's Episcopal Hospital in stable condition, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

 

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