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Police: 1 Dead, 1 Wounded In Rockaway, Queens Shooting

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are on the hunt for a gunman in Queens.

Authorities said a 911 call came in just before 11 a.m. Wednesday reporting someone had been shot at 333 Beach 32nd St. in the Rockaways.

Officers who arrived on the scene found a 51-year-old woman in the lobby of the building with a gunshot wound to her hand.

Police said a 36-year-old woman was found inside an apartment with a gunshot to her torso. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 51-year-old victim was taken to St. John's University Hospital in stable condition.

Police told 1010 WINS they know who they are looking for in connection to the shooting, and have released the mugshot of Tyquan Long, 29, as a suspect in the incident. Long's picture can be seen above.

Police have not released the names of the victims, pending family notification. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

 

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