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Police investigating fatal shooting of Brooklyn man on Jamaica Avenue

Police investigating fatal shooting of Brooklyn man on Jamaica Avenue

QUEENS VILLAGE — Police were investigating the shooting death of a 22-year-old Brooklyn man in Queens Village early Saturday, the NYPD said.

Cops were called to Jamaica Avenue and 217th Street at about 3 a.m., and there they found Najee Simmons, in front of Subha Card Corp., which was closed at the time.

Emergency responders brought the victim to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. On Saturday afternoon, police officers stood watch outside the two-story building.

The investigation into the homicide was ongoing, police said Wednesday