NEW YORK – A mass shooting in Jamaica, Queens left 10 teenagers hurt when police say several suspects opened fire outside a venue.
Police are searching for the four male suspects who fired into a crowd of about 15 people standing in front of the event space. It happened just after 11:15 p.m. on New Year’s Day outside the Amazura Concert Hall on 144th Place.
There were so many victims, the street was crowded with ambulances waiting to rush them all to local hospitals.
According to police, about 90 people were inside at an upstairs private event space. The venue was at capacity, and a line of about 15 people were waiting outside.
Police say that’s when four men walking down 91st Avenue approached the crowd and fired about 30 rounds. They then ran toward 143rd Place, where they got in a light colored sedan with out of state plates.
“Officers responded to the multiple 911 calls and found a total of 10 victims — six females, four males — who were taken to area hospitals. All of the victims are expected to recover with non-life-threatening injuries,” NYPD Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera told reporters overnight.
The victims range in age from 16 to 19 years old.
Police say the public has been instrumental in helping them solve high-profile crimes in recent weeks, and they hope the public will once against help them catch the suspects in this case.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip via their website. All calls are kept confidential.
