{"id":173269,"date":"2026-03-24T13:57:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/173269\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:57:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:57:35","slug":"man-shot-dead-inside-queens-burger-bar-two-suspects-wanted-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/173269\/","title":{"rendered":"Man shot dead inside Queens burger bar, two suspects wanted: cops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774360654_348_Screenshot-2026-03-16-at-8.47.59-AM.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"police at crime scene in Queens\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Man shot dead inside Queens burger bar, two suspects wanted: cops 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>FILE \u2013 Police at a crime scene.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Police in <a href=\"https:\/\/amny.com\/queens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Queens<\/a> are on the hunt for the suspects who shot a man dead at a burger bar early on Tuesday morning.\n<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement sources said the deadly shooting occurred at about 1:35 a.m. on March 24 inside Hangar 11 Burgers &amp; Brews, a gastropub located at 119-11 Metropolitan Ave. in Kew Gardens.\n<\/p>\n<p>Officers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypd102pct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">102nd Precinct<\/a> rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call about an assault in progress.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>Upon arriving at the scene, police reported, the cops encountered 29-year-old Demitri McKay of Queens Village, who sustained a gunshot wound to the left arm.\u00a0<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137839477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/unnamed-32.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"907\" height=\"1200\" title=\"Man shot dead inside Queens burger bar, two suspects wanted: cops 2\"  \/>ScreenshotGoogle streetview\n<\/p>\n<p>EMS responded and rushed him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, but his condition deteriorated, and he was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>Police described the two suspects as men; one wore a black Nike tracksuit, and the other wore a pink tracksuit. The motive for the shooting remains unknown and under investigation.\n<\/p>\n<p>No arrests have been made,\u00a0and the investigation remains ongoing, police said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Those with information regarding this shooting or the suspect\u2019s whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at<a href=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, or on X (formerly Twitter)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypdtips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls and messages are kept confidential.<\/p>\n<p>Through March 22, the 102nd Precinct had reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/assets\/nypd\/downloads\/pdf\/crime_statistics\/cs-en-us-102pct.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">just one homicide and one shooting<\/a> year-to-date.<\/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 a crime scene. 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