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Hunters Point Man Gunned Down Outside Flushing Store: NYPD

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Feb. 12, 2019 By Meghan Sackman

A Long Island City man was shot dead in front of a metal shop in Flushing early this morning.

Xin Gu, 31, who lived at 45-40 Center Blvd., was shot multiple times in front of 131-01 Fowler Ave. at around 2:35 a.m., police said.

Police arrived on the scene and found the Gu with multiple gunshot wounds to his head and body. Gu was transported by EMS to New York Presbyterian Hospital-Queens where he was pronounced dead.

The police have not made any arrests and the investigation is ongoing.

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