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VOL. 109, NO. 15 NOVEMBER 9 — 15, 2017
Armed man
wanted for
assaulting driver
in Maspeth road
rage incident
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
EDAVENPORT@QNS.COM / @QNS
Police are looking for a man
who struck his victim in the
head with his gun and fi red a
shot into the ground while on the
road in Maspeth.
On Nov. 5 at around 6:30 a.m., a
55-year-old white man and Neft ali
Ramirez, 57, were driving on the
Queens Midtown Expressway westbound
when they got into a verbal
dispute. Aft er they stopped in the
vicinity of Queens Midtown Expressway
and 58th Street, Ramirez
approached the victim’s car on foot
and displayed a fi rearm.
Law enforcement sources said
Ramirez then struck the victim in
the head with the barrel of the gun.
According to police, the assailant allegedly
told the victim, “I’m a killer!”
and shot a round into the ground
before fl eeing the scene.
Ramirez is described as a
white-Hispanic man with brown
eyes, standing 5 feet, 9 inches tall
and weighing 165 pounds. He is
considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information regarding
the incident or Ramirez’s
whereabouts can call Detective
Thomas Hirdt of the 108th Precinct
Detective Squad at 718-784-5441; all
calls are kept confi dential.
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