Long Island City Man Fatally Shot Near Queensbridge Houses

LONG ISLAND CITY, NY — A Queens man found with gunshot wounds outside a public housing complex in Long Island City has died, police said. Police responded to the 4000 block of Vernon Boulevard, the Queensbridge Houses, around 8 p.m. for a report of an assault.

Once there, officers found Sharef Graham, 25, of the 4000 block of 12th Street, lying on a walkway with gunshot wounds to his chest and thigh. He was unconscious and wasn't breathing. Emergency responders rushed him to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was declared dead.

No arrests have been made. An investigation remains ongoing.

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