Man, 65, fatally shoots apparent armed robber, 32, in NYC: cops
A 65-year-old man shot a 32-year-old man who cops believe was trying to rob him early Wednesday in Kew Gardens, cops said.A 65-year-old man fatally shot an apparent armed robber, 32, in Queens early Wednesday, authorities said.
The younger man displayed an “unknown object” as he approached the older pedestrian around 2 a.m. on 82nd Avenue near Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens, in what investigators believe may have been a robbery attempt, cops said. The 65-year-old then pulled out a gun and shot the other man multiple times in the chest, police said. Seth GottfriedHis name was not immediately released, pending family notification.It wasn’t immediately clear whether the older man would face charges.A gun was recovered at the scene, police said.
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