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Man's Death Near NYC Lake Ruled A Homicide, NYPD Says

The NYPD is offering a $3,500 reward in connection with the deadly shooting.

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QUEENS, NY — The city's medical examiner has ruled the death of a 75-year-old man found near a Queens lake a homicide, police said.

Albert Itzkowitz was found with gunshot wounds to the neck and back near the Kissena Lake on Monday around 5 p.m.

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He was pronounced dead at the scene. It's not known what led up to the incident.

Itzkowitz's death was ruled a homicide on Thursday.

A description of a suspect has not been released yet.

The NYPD is offering a $3,500 reward in connection with the deadly shooting.

No arrests have been made. An investigation remains ongoing.

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