RICHMOND HILL, Queens (PIX11) — A Queens smoke shop employee was shot and killed Saturday during a robbery, according to police.
Three men entered The Plug smoke shop on Jamaica Avenue around noon, according to police. The men robbed the smoke shop and shot the employee, 20, in the chest, police said.
The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the NYPD. No arrests had been made, as of Saturday night.
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