Man fatally shot while sitting in Mercedes Benz in Queens identified

Friday, August 20, 2021

A 50-year-old man was fatally shot while sitting in a car in Long Island City, Queens.

LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens (WABC) -- A 50-year-old man was fatally shot while sitting in a car in Long Island City, Queens.

The victim, identified by the NYPD as Joseph Bryan, was sitting in his Mercedes Benz on Orchard Street at around 11:20 p.m. Thursday.

That's when a person came up to him and shot him multiple times in the torso.

He was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Queens.

The suspect fled, likely also in a Mercedes Benz.

No arrests have been made.

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