A prominent elderly member of the Jewish community and longtime bakery owner was found shot to death along a Queens shoreline, according to authorities and reports.
Cops discovered the body of Albert Itzkowitz, 75, along the Kissena Lake shoreline in Flushing just before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, according to the NYPD.
Itzkowitz sustained gunshot wounds to his neck and back and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. It’s unclear how long his body had been sitting near the quiet, picturesque lake.
He was a former volunteer with Hatzolah, a Jewish emergency medical service, Yeshiva World News reported.
Itzkowitz also owned the G&I Kosher Bakery on Main Street, a neighborhood institution for several years before it shut down, the Orthodox Jewish outlet said.
Chesed Shel Emes volunteers were on the scene to ensure a proper burial for Itzkowitz, the outlet reported.
The circumstances surrounding his death are not immediately clear.
The incident remains under investigation, cops said.
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