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10 wounded after mass shooting outside Queens nightclub
NEW YORK – 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. At least 10 people have been rushed to the hospital after a shooting outside a nightclub in Queens, N.Y.
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.
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.
Officials are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the New York Police Department.
