26-year-old man dead after being shot multiple times in Queens

EAST FLUSHING, Queens (WABC) -- Police are searching for the gunmen who fatally shot a man in Queens early Sunday morning.

The shooting happened at about 4:30 a.m. 163-11 45th Avenue in a residential area of East Flushing.

Police say two or three individuals shot a 26-year-old man multiple times. He was struck in the face, head, chest, hand and thigh.

The victim was taken to New York Presbyterian-Queens Hospital where he was pronounced dead. His identity has not yet been released.

The gunmen fled the scene. So far there have been no arrests.

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