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As many as 200 people were near Kissena Lake when Albert Itzkowitz was shot dead. Six weeks later, no one has come forward

Six weeks after Albert Itzkowitz was fatally shot near Kissena Lake in Flushing’s Kissena Park, his family and officials offer a $20,000 reward for tips; no arrests made despite up to 200 people nearby.

As many as 200 people were near Kissena Lake when Albert Itzkowitz was shot dead. Six weeks later, no one has come forward

Six weeks after Albert Itzkowitz was fatally shot near Kissena Lake in Flushing’s Kissena Park, his family and officials offer a $20,000 reward for tips; no arrests made despite up to 200 people nearby.

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Six weeks after Albert “Avrumie” Itzkowitz, a 75-year-old grandfather, was shot and killed along the Kissena Lake shoreline in Flushing’s Kissena Park, his family and local elected officials gathered at the park last Thursday to announce a combined $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, according to the Queens Ledger. No one has been charged.

NYPD officers from the 109th Precinct responded to a 911 call just before 5 p.m. on May 18 and found Itzkowitz dead with gunshot wounds to his neck and back. Police later estimated the shooting had taken place around 3 p.m., when as many as 200 people were likely in the park, according to the Queens Ledger.

At a press conference by the park’s entrance, Crime Stoppers announced an increased reward of $10,000 and the Itzkowitz family offered another $10,000, bringing the total to $20,000. State Senator John Liu, City Councilmember Sandra Ung, and state Assemblymembers David Weprin and Nily Rozic attended alongside the victim’s family and local Jewish community leaders.

“I know for a fact that there were so many people, during the daytime here at Kissena Park around the lake,” Liu said, according to the Queens…

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