On Halloween night in 2014, a tragic shooting outside a Queens nightclub claimed the life of 20-year-old Tamar Sermons. The incident unfolded in the early morning hours of October 31st, near Club Hive on Queens Boulevard. An unruly crowd had been dispersed from the club, and shortly after, gunfire erupted into the group of people outside. Sermons, a resident of Springfield Gardens, was struck in the neck and leg.
She was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The shooting, which stemmed from a dispute inside the club that spilled onto the street, also left two other individuals injured. A 21-year-old woman was shot in the buttocks and leg, and a 31-year-old man suffered a graze wound to his head. Both were treated at Elmhurst Hospital and were reported to be in stable condition. In the days following the shooting, a candlelight vigil was held at the scene of the crime, where friends and family gathered to mourn the loss of the young woman.
In the course of their investigation, the New York Police Department identified a person of interest and released his photograph to the public. He was described as a Black man in his 20s, last seen wearing a shirt with the number 99 on it. Despite the ongoing investigation and the public appeal for information, there have been no subsequent reports of an arrest being made in connection with the murder of Tamar Sermons. The case remains a painful and unresolved chapter for her loved ones and the community.
