A Glen Cove man was shot five times in the head and killed on a Queens street Saturday morning. The shooter, police said, is still on the loose.
According to New York City detectives, officers found resident John Giampetruzzi, 41, lying on the ground dead near a parked car after they responded to a shots fired call on the corner of 28th Street and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria around 5 a.m.
Detectives from the city's 114th Precinct are actively investigating the murder, which they said is the second one in the area in just three weeks.
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No further information was available.
Police are asking anyone with information about this shooting to contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-577-TIPS, by texting TIP577 to CRIMES or by visiting to NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.
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