A 49-year-old man was shot dead during a botched jewelry robbery outside a Queens strip club early this morning, cops and sources said.
The victim was in front of the Riviera Gentleman’s Club at Steinway Street and 35th Avenue in Astoria around 3:50 a.m. when a masked mugger approached him from behind, according to authorities.
The brute tried to take the victim’s jewelry before opening fire, hitting him in the back, law enforcement sources said.
The victim – who was not immediately identified – was taken to the Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Cops couldn’t say if he had been patronizing the club.
The gunman…
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