Overview
- Police found a 57-year-old man and a dog dead inside the parked van and discovered a 73-year-old man unconscious just outside, who was hospitalized in stable condition.
- Officers responded around 9:30 a.m. Sunday to 65th Avenue near Parsons Boulevard in Flushing, Queens.
- Authorities have not released the identities of the deceased man or the survivor.
- Detectives are examining whether a generator positioned outside the vehicle contributed to the deaths, with autopsy findings pending.
- Neighbors and customers described the operation as a low-cost community veterinary service, and one neighbor said the surviving man appeared disoriented and claimed he had been locked inside for hours.