NewsNOW newsfax [NN]—12 May 2071
Manhattan—Gang gunfire cut down and killed 6 yesterday, including a local father of five who was visiting relatives in Queens officials said Monday. Steven Georgiadis, 34, of Newark died Sunday about 9:30 p.m. in front of Happenstance Nightclub after suffering several gunshots to the upper body.
Detectives believe the killers came from the Ragers gang, which has been linked to several area shootings since spring.
“It is a very senseless act of violence,” said Sgt. Joseph Lopez of NYPD Inc. “These young kids think, `Oh great, we killed some rivals.’ But what they did was kill a bunch of innocents.” He thinks the “senseless” act of violence was probably nothing more than the initiation of a new gang member.