10 wounded after mass shooting outside Queens nightclub; 4 suspects at large
Police officers are investigating the crime scene after a mass shooting at a nightclub in Queens, New York on Jan. 2, 2025. At least 10 people were injured in the mass shooting. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)
NEW YORK - At least 10 people have been rushed to the hospital after a shooting outside a nightclub in Queens, N.Y., on Wednesday night, the New York Police Department says.
About 15 people were standing outside Amazura nightclub at 11:15 p.m. in Jamaica when four men on foot approached the group of 16 to 20-year-olds waiting to get into a private event. Three to four men opened fire on the group, Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera said during an early Thursday press conference.
About 30 shots were fired before the gunmen fled on foot. They were then seen getting into a light-colored Sedan with out-of-state plates.
There is "zero tolerance for these senseless shootings," Rivera said.
A massive police presence and several ambulances could be seen outside Amazura in footage posted on social media.
The motive was not immediately known, but Rivera said, "This is not terrorism."
Medics rushed six women and four men to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, he said. All the victims were expected to survive.
Investigators tell FOX News that about 90 people were inside the nightclub when the shooting began.
Officials are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the New York Police Department.
The Source: This story was reported out of Atlanta with information from the Associated Press and Fox News.