TEN people were shot when three to four gunmen opened fire on a group standing outside a Queens nightclub where a private event was taking place Wednesday night.
In a press briefing early Thursday, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) said all of the victims in the 144th Street shooting outside of the Amazura nightclub in Jamaica: six females, four males are expected to survive.
Authorities are investigating if the shooting is gang-related. They say there is no link to terror.
According to our source, police got multiple 911 calls shortly after 11 p.m. about a shooting at the club.
Roughly 90 people were inside, upstairs at a private venue. The venue was at capacity, and about 15 were waiting to get in.
Authorities say that’s when three to four males, believed to be in their mid-to-late-teens to early 20s, walked up and opened fire on the group standing outside the club. About 30 shots were fired. At least 10 people were hit.
As of the time of filing this report, no arrests had been made.
“There’s zero tolerance for these senseless shootings.
“These horrible acts of violence on our streets, and those responsible for this crime, will be apprehended and brought to justice,” Philip Rivera, the NYPD’s chief of transportation, said at a press conference.
Recall that on New Year’s Day, a 42-year-old man drove a truck into a crowd of people celebrating on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing 15 people and injuring dozens in what authorities say was an apparent act of terror.
The suspect was killed in a shootout with police at the scene.
