{"id":2001,"date":"2025-08-16T01:02:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T01:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2025-08-16T01:02:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T01:02:51","slug":"breaking-armed-carjacking-on-long-island-expressway-in-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/?p=2001","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Armed Carjacking on Long Island Expressway in Queens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Early Friday morning, around 3:45 a.m., a 33-year-old driver in a white BMW X6 was rear-ended in the westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway near the Cross Island Parkway in Douglaston, Queens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Violent Incident Escalates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three masked individuals exited a Porsche, exchanged gunfire\u2014firing two shots into the air\u2014and forcibly carjacked the BMW. The assailants fled in both vehicles, and thankfully, the driver was not harmed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ongoing Investigation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NYPD responded swiftly and is actively investigating the incident. Authorities are searching for the three gunmen and tracking the stolen BMW. Anyone with information is urged to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"boombox-responsive-embed \"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Driver of BMW bumped and then carjacked on Long Island Expressway\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B5rCQJOo9QM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1966.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1966.jpeg 749w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1966-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1966-360x200.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1966-545x303.jpeg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1964.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1964.jpeg 749w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1964-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1964-360x201.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1964-545x304.jpeg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1963.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1963.jpeg 749w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1963-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1963-360x201.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1963-545x304.jpeg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early Friday morning, around 3:45 a.m., a 33-year-old driver in a white BMW X6 was rear-ended in the westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway near the Cross Island Parkway in Douglaston, Queens.&nbsp; Violent Incident Escalates Three masked individuals exited a Porsche, exchanged gunfire\u2014firing two shots into the air\u2014and forcibly carjacked the BMW. 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