{"id":141020,"date":"2026-02-21T15:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/141020\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:01:26","slug":"queens-man-shot-dead-at-sports-bar-killer-at-large-cops-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/141020\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens man shot dead at sports bar; killer at large, cops say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-21-at-9.42.16-AM.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"police at scene in Queens where man was shot\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Queens man shot dead at sports bar; killer at large, cops say 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>FILE \u2013 Police at the scene of a shooting in Queens.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Dean Moses <\/p>\n<p>A man was shot to death at a <a href=\"http:\/\/amny.com\/queens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Queens<\/a> sports bar early on Saturday morning, and police are now on the hunt for his killer.\n<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD said the shooting happened inside 184-15 Jamaica Ave., the El Catracho Sports Bar, in Hollis at about 1:45 a.m. on Feb. 21.\n<\/p>\n<p>Officers from the <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nypd103pct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">103rd Precinct<\/a> rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call regarding an assault in progress.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137833132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-21-at-9.30.11-AM.jpg\" alt=\"sports bar in Queens where man was shot\" width=\"1200\" height=\"925\" title=\"Queens man shot dead at sports bar; killer at large, cops say 2\"  \/>The NYPD said the shooting happened inside 184-15 Jamaica Ave., the El Catracho Sports Bar, in Hollis at about 1:45 a.m. on Feb. 21.Photo via Google Maps\n<\/p>\n<p>When they arrived, they found 34-year-old Denis Nunez, of 155th Street in South Jamaica, Queens, with gunshot wounds to his stomach and left shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>EMS rushed the victim to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.\n<\/p>\n<p>So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation, police said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding the shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at <a href=\"http:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, or on X (formerly Twitter) <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nypdtips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls and messages are kept confidential.<\/p>\n<p>Through Feb. 15, the 103rd Precinct had not catalogued a murder or a shooting year-to-date, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/assets\/nypd\/downloads\/pdf\/crime_statistics\/cs-en-us-103pct.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to the latest CompStat report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FILE \u2013 Police at the scene of a shooting in Queens. 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