One person died and three others were injured when gunfire erupted at a baby shower held in a Queens neighborhood at the start of the weekend.
Police said 911 calls came in around 1:30 a.m. Saturday for an assault in progress along Atlantic Avenue in Richmond Hill. Responding officers found multiple gunshot victims at the "Volume Seventeen" venue, which hosts events like birthday parties, receptions and baby showers.
A 24-year-old man had been shot in the chest; he was rushed to Jamaica Hospital where he was ultimately pronounced dead. Two other men, ages 45 and 25, were also taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for a single gunshot each.
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A short time later, according to police, a 43-year-old man arrived at Jamaica Hospital with two gunshot wounds to an arm and a third to his leg.
Surveillance video captured the sound of gunshots, just as a white car is seen speeding away from the area. Additional video from the scene shows detectives pouring through a crime scene littered with party decorations and more than 20 bullet casings.
Neighbors told News 4 that the venue typically hosts parties that get out of control.
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"This place is a problem. Since it opened it’s a problem: fighting, drugs, gunshots," Wasir Rasul, who has lived in the area for nearly 20 years, said. "I hope they close it down after this."
Hours later, investigators were still searching for the shooter responsible. There was no information provided by police on what led up to the gunfire.
