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Manhunt in Queens After 29-Year-Old Is Fatally Shot Inside Kew Gardens Burger Bar

Police are seeking tips to help find two men linked to the restaurant shooting.

Overview

  • Demitri McKay, 29, was found shot inside Hangar 11 Burgers & Brews in Kew Gardens after a 1:35 a.m. Tuesday 911 call.
  • Officers noted a gunshot wound to his left arm, and he was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
  • Police said no arrests have been made and the motive remains under investigation, and they urged tips to Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
  • Detectives are looking for two male suspects, with early police descriptions citing one in a black Nike tracksuit and another in a pink tracksuit.
  • WSBT, citing PIX11, reported the bullet may have reached McKay's heart and that the suspects wore masks, details not confirmed by the NYPD.