Queens nightclub shooting: Police release photos of people of interest
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JAMAICA, Queens (PIX11) – Police have released photos of four people wanted in connection with a mass shooting that broke out at a Queens nightclub on New Year’s Day.
According to authorities, the four people acted in concert, shooting into a crowd gathered at the Amazura nightclub on 144th Place in Jamaica, around 11:20 p.m.
In total 10 people were injured in the shooting including a 16-year-old boy, a 17-year-old girl, three 18-year-old women, two 19-year-old men, and another three 19-year-old women.
Police say the four shooters then ran down 91st Street towards 143rd Place, where they got into a white sedan and sped off.
Sources tell PIX11 News that the victims were waiting in line to get into a private party meant to honor Taerion Mungo, a 16-year-old who was killed in a Brooklyn shooting in October.
All of the shooting victims were transported to area hospitals and are expected to survive.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here.