A celebratory gathering in East New York turned deadly in the early hours of a Sunday in August 2021 when gunfire erupted at an event space on Wortman Avenue. Two 36-year-old men, Nicholas Palmer and Novada Bailey, were killed; Palmer was shot in the head and taken to Brookdale Hospital where he died, while Bailey suffered gunshot wounds to the face, chest, and arm and was pronounced dead at NYC Health + Hospitals / Kings County. Three other men, ages 32, 37, and 51, were wounded and treated at area hospitals.

Police say a verbal dispute at the party of more than 100 people escalated when an unidentified man produced a firearm and began shooting. Reports indicate two people were shot inside the venue and Palmer and two others were struck while sitting in a gray Infiniti sedan at Georgia Avenue and Wortman Avenue.

If anyone who attended that gathering or who was in the neighborhood that night has information that could help identify the shooter, please come forward.