The New York Police Department has reassured the public that it was “not a terrorist attack” after 10 people were shot outside the Amazura nightclub in New York City. Jamaica, Queens On New Year's Day – the same day as the terrorist attack in New Orleans.
Officers received several 911 calls around 11:18 p.m. for “several people” shot at a private event. Police said about 90 people were inside the event site.
Police said three to four men were walking toward the venue and opened fire more than 30 times toward a group that was standing in line outside the event, hitting several vehicles.
The males ran west on 91st Street toward 143rd Place where they entered a light-colored sedan with out-of-state plates. Police said the shooting was “not a terrorist attack.”
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NYPD officers at a crime scene outside Amazura nightclub in Jamaica, Queens. (ln new york)
The victims, six females and four males, were transported to area hospitals. None of the victims are in critical condition and are expected to survive.
A large police and ambulance response was seen outside the building Amazura nightclub Which has a capacity of 4,000 people and regularly hosts DJ sets and performances.
The NYPD told Fox News that police were searching for a gray Infiniti sedan that fled the scene.
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The shooting capped a violent New Year's Day that began with Terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that killed 15 people, and an electronic truck explosion outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas that killed one person.
