Man, 38, Found Shot Dead in Queens

Authorities are investigating after a 38-year-old man was shot dead in Queens.

Police say the man was found shot in the torso near Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 81st Street around 8 a.m.

The victim, identified as Leon Casen Brown of Far Rockaway, was pronounced dead at a hospital.  

Police said the shooting appeared to stem from a dispute. A spokesman for the livery cabs union in New York City said the victim and the alleged gunman were unlicensed dollar van drivers who got into an altercation. 

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