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Bronx Man Arrested After Queens Boulevard Brawl Leaves One Dead, NYPD Says

By Katie Honan | August 16, 2017 8:47am

ELMHURST — A Bronx man was arrested Tuesday night for assault after a brawl outside a Queens Boulevard strip club left one man dead, police said.

Francisco Flores, 20, of The Bronx was arrested for punching Kevin Figueroa, 24, during a melee outside Vanity Nightclub at the corner of Hillyer Street early Saturday, according to the NYPD.

Figueroa was punched during the fight and later found unconscious on the street. He was taken to Elmhurst Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to police.

Flores was charged with assault and will be arraigned Wednesday in Queens Criminal Court, officials said.