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Shooting At Queens BBQ Leaves 1 Dead, 5 Injured

2010_05_spring.jpg Earlier this morning, around 2:30 a.m., shooting broke out during a BBQ at a home the Springfield Gardens section of Queens, at 182nd Street and 145th Drive, leaving one dead and other injured According to WABC 7, "Police say a man in his 20s was killed," from a shot to the head, and the others injured are "two men, ages 25 and 21, who were each shot in the leg; a 23-year-old man who was shot in back; a 22-year-old woman shot in the shoulder; and a 21-year-old woman who was shot in both hands." All are in stable condition.

A number of people were Tweeting about the shooting, including Cloud9OohLahLah, who went from "Change of plans smfh I wanted to be @ remix :-( I gotta settle for diz bbq n spring field.I'm havn maddd no fun" to "Sum nigga on da floor shot rite n front of me," and ultimately deciding, "I'm omw home everyone but NEVA AGAIN....nomore queens nuffin...partys,bbq's idc".

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  • gerf

    Apparently the English language is also murdered daily by the person who write that tweet.

  • gerf

    should say wrote... not write!

  • Peter

    On a happier note, the spare ribs were delicious.

  • freddynyc

    I like how some people try to create a fuss when they're obviously being ignored...

  • freddynyc

    we gotz to stop the violins fa real yo

  • Stevennnn

    This happened in the same neighborhood just a week or two ago.

  • Wza

    Should've kept the heater in the back of your waistband, like they usually do in rap videos.

  • whitecastlerock

    I read somewhere that it isn't healthy to have dinner after 7PM or three hours before bedtime. Having a barbeque at such a late hour is murder to one's health...

  • Rocknrope

    Was this a baby shower?

  • Kreo

    second deadly shooting in the same area in one week.

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