Man Wounded in Road Rage Incident: Police

A passenger in a car stuck in traffic in Queens was wounded by a single gunshot in what police say was an act of road rage.

The 23-year-old victim, whose identity wasn't disclosed by police, was shot in the left thigh at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday on the Metropolitan Avenue exit of the Jackie Robinson Parkway.

He was taken to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. His condition wasn't available.

The victim was shot by a man in a black BMW, police said. The victim's car and the BMW were both backing down the entrance ramp to the parkway to avoid a traffic jam when the road rage occurred, police said.

No arrest has been made. 

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