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It was a violent day across the city Tuesday, with five fatal shootings in Queens and Brooklyn in less than 24 hours, according to the NYPD.
The string of fatal shootings started Tuesday around 12:30 a.m. when 18-year-old Angel Nixon was shot in the head, torso and leg in Jamaica, Queens, police said.
