Reports said the gunfire started near the Amazura event hall at 91-12 144th Place in Jamaica, within the confines of the 103rd Precinct, at about 11:20 pm on January 1.
Eyewitness News has learned the gathering was to celebrate the birthday and life of Taearion Mungo, a 16-year-old fatally shot in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, last October 26. He would have turned 17 on Wednesday
"Four males walked towards the venue, three to four males began firing over 30 times in the direction of the people outside the venue hitting multiple victims," said NYPD Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera. "There is zero tolerance for these senseless shootings, these acts of violence. Those responsible will be brought to justice."
Police say this was not an act of terror and they are investigating whether the mass shooting might be gang-related
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