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On Saturday, May 23, 2020 at approximately 17:43 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding an assault inside 941 Hoe Avenue, within the confines of the 41st precinct.
Upon arrival at the scene, officers found a 35-year-old male lying unconscious and unresponsive inside the lobby of the location with three gunshot wounds to his torso.
EMS responded and transported the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was pronounced deceased.
The victim has been named as 35-year-old Najai Sow of 941 Hoe Avenue. His family has been notified.
There are no arrests at this time, and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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