NYPD says ‘not a terrorist attack’ after 10 shootings outside New York City event venue
On New Year’s Day, a terrorist attack occurred in New Orleans. Ten people were shot outside the Amazura nightclub in Jamaica, Queens. The New York Police Department (NYPD) assured the public that this was “not a terrorist attack.”
Around 11:18 p.m., police received multiple 911 calls reporting that “multiple people” had been shot at a private event. Police said there were about 90 people at the event.
Police said three to four men walked toward the venue and fired more than 30 times at a group of people lined up outside the event, hitting multiple vehicles.
The men ran west on 91st Street toward 143rd Street, where they got into a light-colored sedan with out-of-state license plates. Police said the shooting was “not a terrorist attack.”
What we know about the victims of the New Orleans terror attack
NYPD officers at a crime scene outside Amazuola nightclub in Jamaica, Queens. (LLN New York City)
The victims – six women and four men – were transported to area hospitals. None of the victims are in critical condition and are expected to survive.
There was a heavy police and ambulance presence outside the Amazura nightclub, which has a capacity of 4,000 and regularly hosts DJs and performances.
The NYPD told Fox News that officers are looking for a gray Infiniti sedan that fled the scene.
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The shooting kicked off a violent New Year’s Day that began with a terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that killed 15 people and a Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas that killed one .
