Unidentified assailant speeds away in a car following shooting.
By Raif Karerat
A club-goer who was kicked out of a Manhattan hotspot early Monday opened fire outside the establishment, killing one woman and injuring two others, released the NYPD.
Two of the women were waiting for a cab outside Motivo nightclub on E. 21st Street exit near Fifth Avenue just after 4 a.m. when the gunman squeezed off at least eight shots and sped off in a dark-colored BMW, family and police sources said, according to the New York Post.
The shooter, believed to be in his 20s, had gotten into an argument – possibly over a woman – inside the club and was escorted out by bouncers.
At one point, while being tossed out of the club, the belligerent suspect threatened to come back with a gun, sources added.
A half-hour later, he returned and made good on his promise, fatally shooting Walikque Faussett, 24, in the back, and injuring two other women shortly after 4 a.m.
Faussett, the mother of a 3-year-old boy, died a short time later at Bellevue Hospital despite cops’ efforts to try to save her, her family revealed Monday.
She was exiting the club with her longtime best friend, Lauren Renee Rondot, 25, who was shot in the foot and hip, family said. Another woman, Deborah Raji, 30, was struck in the shoulder, cops said.
The two women, who were also rushed to Bellevue Hospital, are expected to survive.
The suspect was last seen wearing a red and black hoodie, police said; an investigation is ongoing.