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Gunman Opens Fire on Quiet Block The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a shooting on a quiet block in Hollis. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice November 2, 2024 QUEENS - Cops are looking for a shooter who is no slave to fashion. The suspected gunman who opened fire on a residential street, was wearing a jacket that looked like a Hefty Bag.  The NYPD released surveillance video of a man who opened fire on a quiet street in Hollis, Queens.  At around 8:45 pm on October 26, a man dressed in black pulled out a gun and fired across the street from 191-24 Hollis Avenue, cops said. The gunman then ran away.  Investigators did not state who the intended target was. 

By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice December 7, 2022  QUEENS - A heated arguement turned into fists and then bullets flying outside the construction site of a new affordable housing building in Jamaica.  At around 6:50 pm on December 6, a 22-year-old man got into an argument with an older man outside 132-77 Metropolitan Avenue. The heated argument turned physical when the two men began to fight each other.  Apparently the older man was getting the worst of it because he pulled out a handgun and fired it towards the ground. Luckily no one was injured.  The gunman then fled on foot northbound towards Metropolitan Avenue.  No injuries were reported.  A witness captured an image of the gunman on a cell phone. The suspect is described as a man in his mid 30s with a light complexion. He weighs around 250 pounds and has a large build with short, dark hair. He was last seen wearing a dark blue 'NY Yankees' baseball cap, a dark colored hooded ja...