Overview
- Investigators discovered 75-year-old Albert Itzkowitz along the shoreline of Kissena Lake and found he had been shot in the back and neck, with emergency workers pronouncing him dead after the Monday discovery.
- The city Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Itzkowitz’s death a homicide on Thursday, a development officials announced as the NYPD continues its probe.
- Police say they have few physical leads: no usable park surveillance, no witnesses, no 911 reports of gunfire, and no shell casings were recovered at the scene.
- NYPD and Crime Stoppers have released the victim’s photo, offered a reward of up to $3,500, and urged anyone with information to call the tip line because there is no suspect description or arrest so far.
- Neighbors and friends described Itzkowitz as a longtime Hatzalah volunteer and former local bakery co-owner whose recent death has left the close-knit Flushing Orthodox Jewish community shaken and seeking answers.