A 37-year-old man shot in the head during an attempted robbery of an illegal gambling den in Queens has died, police said Monday.
Yun Li was in the basement of a building on Haight St. near 41st Ave. in Flushing when a trio of crooks tried to rob the place about 9:20 p.m. on Dec. 19, cops said.
The robbers shot Li in the head and a 42-year-old man in the cheek before fleeing the gambling joint.
Medics rushed Li to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens in critical condition. He died four days later.
Li lived within walking distance of the building where he was shot.
The 42-year-old man shot in the cheek ran from the scene to the hospital, where he was treated and released.
Three men were seen running from the scene after the shooting, police said. The men jumped into a white SUV with front-end damage and sped off.
Flushing residents told the Daily News that illegal gambling halls were an open secret in the neighborhood, but violence at these places was a rarity.
“There are a few underground gambling … rooms around this block,” said a neighborhood cabinetmaker who didn’t want to give his name. “I think this happens a lot. It’s just only this time people were shot.”
No arrests have been made so far.
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