The Orthodox Jewish community in Queens is reeling after a longtime kosher bakery owner and former volunteer medic was found murdered near a lakeside area in Flushing.

Authorities say 75 year old Albert “Avromi” Itzkowitz was discovered Monday evening near Kissena Lake after officers responded to the area shortly before 5 p.m. According to police, he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, including injuries to his neck and back, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators have not yet determined when the shooting took place or how long the body had been near the water before it was located.

Itzkowitz was widely known in the local Jewish community. In addition to operating the once popular G&I Kosher Bakery in Flushing for many years, he had also volunteered with Hatzolah, the volunteer emergency response organization that serves Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods.

Community members described the former bakery owner as a familiar face to generations of customers who frequented the Main Street establishment before it eventually closed.

Police have not released any information regarding possible suspects or a motive, and investigators continue working to piece together the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting.

The case remains under active investigation by the NYPD.