ELMHURST — A woman was killed and two other people injured when someone opened fire on a crowd of people outside an afterparty for a hip-hop concert at a busy Queens nightclub, police said.
A group of people grew disruptive inside Club Hive, 79-21 Queens Blvd., about 4 a.m. and were dispersed by police, an NYPD spokesman said.
But once outside, someone started shooting from within the crowd at the corner of Queens Boulevard and Barnwell Avenue, hitting three people, police said.
A 20-year-old woman, whose name was not immediately released, was hit in her neck and leg, police said. She was taken to Elmhurst Hospital and pronounced dead, police said.
A 21-year-old woman was hit in her buttocks and leg and a 31-year-old man suffered a graze wound to his head, police said. They were taken to Elmhurst as well and were listed in stable condition, police said.
The suspect fled the scene and had not been arrested as of later Friday morning, according to the NYPD. Police officers were still outside when the shooting happened, which didn't deter the suspect from shooting into the crowd, a police source said.
The afterparty was thrown by radio station Power 105.1 following a Powerhouse hip-hop concert at the Barclays Center, according to the club's Instagram account.
Video from inside the club posted on Instagram shows a wild brawl in an elevated area above the bar.
An unidentified man leapt over the railing to get away — but was still pummeled with a bottle someone grabbed from the top shelf.
Other people continued to grab bottles and throw them at him as he tried to get away, the video shows.
It's unclear if the melee is related to the shooting outside.
Club Hive celebrated its grand opening on Sept. 12, according to its Instagram page.
The space was previously Club Exotics, which was shuttered by the State Liquor Authority and the local precinct after community complaints, according to an NYPD official. It closed in July 2013, according to reports at the time.
