Man fatally shot answering front door at Queens home

Friday, March 1, 2019
JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- Authorities are searching for a suspect after a man was shot and killed while answering the front door at his Queens home Tuesday night.

It happened on 171st Street in Jamaica, where police say 57-year-old Mohammed Rizwan was responding to someone at the door at about 5:45 p.m. when he was fatally shot in the chest.
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His family, who was upstairs at the time, heard the shot and called the police.

Rizwan died later at Jamaica Hospital.

Police released a photo Friday of a man wanted in connection to the murder. Police believe the man is wearing a postal uniform or something that resembles one, but they do not know if he actually works for the post office.


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No arrests have been made.

Anyone with information in regards to the above incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.



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