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Police: Man hit in head with gun, shot in leg on subway in Queens

NEW YORK -- Police are investigating a shooting on the subway in Queens.

It happened just after 9 p.m. Sunday at the 116th Street station in Far Rockaway.

Police say the suspect approached a 36-year-old man on a southbound train, hit him in the head with a gun then shot him in the leg before getting off the train and running away.

The victim was taken to a local hospital and is expected to be OK.

The investigation is ongoing.

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