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Police Seek 2 In Shooting That Killed Man Near Van Wyck Expy. In Queens

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police were searching for two suspects Wednesday in a shooting that left a man dead near the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens.

Around 3 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to Atlantic Avenue at the Van Wyck Expressway, on the cusp of Richmond Hill and Jamaica, Queens.

They found a 28-year-old man with gunshot wounds to the head, torso and limbs, police said.

The man – later identified as Derek Quattlebaum -- was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Police on Tuesday released a surveillance video showing two men who approached Quattlebaum at the BP gas station near the scene of the shooting. They were driving a 2003 blue Audi A6 with Vermont license plate GHF-306.

Anyone with information was asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS, log onto the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.

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