According to police, the victim, identified as Christopher Duran, was shot three times in the stomach and once in the head around 8:30 a.m. on the 1100 block of Sheridan Avenue.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses told police the shooting followed an argument between Duran and two other people.

Authorities say he associated with a local gang and already has several prior arrests as a juvenile, and the shooting happened in part of an NYPD Impact Zone, where the department sends officers to beef up their police presence because of the known gang activity.

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