{"id":341323,"date":"2026-09-09T01:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T01:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/341323\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T01:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T01:54:14","slug":"man-killed-with-2-by-4-during-fight-at-queens-park-nypd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/341323\/","title":{"rendered":"Man killed with 2-by-4 during fight at Queens park: NYPD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) &#8212; A 53-year-old man was beaten to death with a 2-by-4 during an argument on the outskirts of a Queens park Tuesday morning, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The man was attacked outside Rufus King Park at 89th Avenue and 153rd Street at around 8:40 a.m., according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0More Local News\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities said the 53-year-old man was hit with a 2-by-4 during a fight with the suspect. The victim was rushed to the hospital with head trauma but could not be saved. police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The victim has not been identified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There have been no arrests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:crimestoppers.nypdonline.org;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"http:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. 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