Man shot on Jackie Robinson Parkway during argument in Forest Hills traffic jam

Saturday, December 5, 2015
FOREST HILLS, Queens (WABC) -- A 23-year-old man was shot and wounded overnight during an altercation in a traffic jam.

Police are investigating a 3:40 a.m. shooting on the Metropolitan Avenue entrance ramp to the westbound Jackie Robinson Parkway.
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The shooting occurred Saturday morning between two drivers who got into an argument while they were in backed-up traffic caused by a nearby accident, according to the New York City Police Department.

A 23-year-old man was taken with a non-life threatening injury to Brookdale Hospital.

There were no details on the shooter, police said.

Police conducted a ballistics search in the area. The road was temporarily closed, but reopened during the morning.



The Metropolitan Avenue ramp remained closed for the ongoing police investigation.

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