QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — Authorities have ruled the death of a 75-year-old man found near a Queens lake earlier this week a homicide, police said.
Albert Itzkowitz, 75, was found with gunshot wounds to the neck and back near the Kissena Lake shoreline just before 5 p.m. Monday, according to the NYPD.
The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, cops said Thursday.
A description of the suspect was not available. The NYPD is offering a $3,500 reward in connection with the incident.
Albert Itzkowitz, 75, was found dead near a Queens lake on May 18, 2026. (Credit: NYPD)
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