Janile Whitted, 26, of Queens, was killed in the early hours of March 3, 2020, after leaving the Kinanm Lounge on Atlantic Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant. At about 3:11 a.m. one of the followers, Dashawn Austin, reportedly approached Whitted through the crowd and fired several close-range shots, striking him in the chest. Whitted was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County and pronounced dead.

Law enforcement linked the shooting to the Hoolies’ broader pattern of violence and later arrested Dashawn Austin and Jayquan Lane in connection with Whitted’s killing. The case was tried to a jury; both men were convicted of second-degree murder. Austin received a sentence of 50 years to life; Lane’s sentencing was pending. If anyone knew Janile Whitted, his movements that night, or witnessed activity near the Kinanm Lounge or Amour Cabaret, please share what was seen.