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NYPD Lieutenant Shoots Himself in Stomach in Queens Friday, Sources Say

September 30, 2016 5:18pm | Updated September 30, 2016 5:18pm

QUEENS — An off-duty NYPD lieutenant shot himself several times in the stomach in eastern Queens Friday afternoon, officials and sources said.

The shooting happened at Cloverdale Boulevard near Kingsbury Avenue at about 4:10 p.m., an FDNY spokesman said. The lieutenant was taken to North Shore University Hospital.

His wounds were not considered life threatening, an NYPD spokesman said.

 

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