The death of a prominent elderly member of New York City’s Jewish community and longtime kosher bakery owner, who was found shot to death near a Queens lake, was ruled a homicide.
Cops discovered the body of Albert Itzkowitz, 75, with gunshot wounds to his neck and back along the Kissena Lake shoreline in Flushing just before 5 p.m. Monday, according to the NYPD.
His death was later ruled a homicide by the Medical Examiner’s Office, cops announced on Thursday.
Police are now urging the public to come forward with any information about the killing. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $3,500 in connection with the incident.
There is no suspect description at this time, cops added.
Itzokowitz was a former volunteer with Hatzolah, a Jewish emergency medical service, Yeshiva World News reported.
He 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.
The circumstances leading to the shooting remain unclear
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public may also submit tips online at the Crime Stoppers website or via X @NYPDTips.
