{"id":375641,"date":"2026-10-17T15:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T15:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/375641\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T15:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T15:24:11","slug":"man-hospitalized-following-bloody-early-morning-shooting-on-queens-street-nypd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/375641\/","title":{"rendered":"Man hospitalized following bloody early-morning shooting on Queens street: NYPD"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 42-year-old man was shot and wounded as an early-morning shooting erupted on a Queens street<\/a> Saturday, police said.<\/p>\n

The victim was on Steinway St. near 31st Ave. in Astoria about 6:36 a.m. when the gunman opened fire, cops said. The victim was hit in the left leg.<\/p>\n

Responding officers rushed the wounded man, found bleeding near a bench, to Elmhurst Hospital<\/a> in their police cruiser, officials said.<\/p>\n

\"PolicePolice investigate after a man was shot in the leg on Steinway St. near 31st Ave. in Astoria, Queens, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

He was expected to survive his injuries, cops said.<\/p>\n

A motive for the shooting was not immediately disclosed.<\/p>\n

Witnesses saw a white SUV driving off from the scene after shots rang out, cops said. The shooting, neighbors said, may have been connected to a party venue nearby.<\/p>\n

\"PolicePolice investigate after a man was shot in the leg on Steinway St. near 31st Ave. in Astoria, Queens, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

Detectives have made no arrests as they continue canvassing for surveillance footage of the incident.<\/p>\n

\"PolicePolice investigate after a man was shot in the leg on Steinway St. near 31st Ave. in Astoria, Queens, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

A large amount of blood, as well as the victim\u2019s pants, were found on the sidewalk Saturday morning as cops and crime scene investigators looked over the scene and interviewed witnesses, which included two women, one wearing a pink coat.<\/p>\n

\"PolicePolice investigate after a man was shot in the leg on Steinway St. near 31st Ave. in Astoria, Queens, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

The shooting comes as cops celebrate an 11% drop in shooting incidents across the five boroughs this year, from 572 to 508 as of Oct. 11, according to the latest available NYPD statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"PolicePolice investigate after a man was shot in the leg on Steinway St. near 31st Ave. in Astoria, Queens, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

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