Man shot during apparent road rage incident in Queens dies

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Queens road rage victim dies
Queens road rage victim diesLauren Glassberg reports the incident happened after 46-year-old Jamal Artis got into a fender bender with the suspect.

FOREST HILLS, Queens (WABC) -- The victim in a road rage shooting in Queens over the weekend has died from his injuries.

Police say 46-year-old Jamal Artis got into a minor accident with the suspect on 108th Street and Horace Harding Expressway around 2 p.m. Saturday.

The two men were arguing, authorities said, when the suspect got of his Acura, opened fire, and drove off.

Artis was found in his Chevrolet Impala, and he was rushed in critical condition to New York Presbyterian Hospital.

He died from his injuries on Monday.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact police.

Call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit tips by visiting the CrimeStoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by messaging on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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