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Police Seek Passenger In Red Car Accused Of Gunning Down Man On Queens Street

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The search is on for a suspect police say shot and killed a 45-year-old man in Queens.

According to police, the victim was seen talking to someone in a red car when the passenger got out and allegedly shot him multiple times.

The shooting happened Wednesday night just after 6 p.m. on Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Rockaway Beach.

The 45-year-old was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74682), logging onto the Crime stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enterings TIP577.

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