Man fatally shot outside of Astoria hookah lounge

Wikimedia/TonyWebster

Wikimedia/TonyWebster

A 26-year-old man was gunned down early this morning outside of a hookah lounge.

The man, whose identity hasn’t been released yet, was fatally shot outside of the Crystal Lounge, near 25-86 Steinway Street around 4 a.m. He was shot once in the chest and once in the leg.

Police believe that an altercation began within the lounge and then escalated outside. The suspected shooter was allegedly arguing with the man before pulling a gun from his white BMW, according to DNAinfo. The BMW owner then took off after the shooting. About 10 shell casings were discovered at the scene.

The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he died from his injuries.

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