A violent shooting inside an unlicensed nightclub in Sunset Park left 31-year-old Giovanni Rivera dead in the early morning hours. Officers from the 72nd Precinct responded to a 911 call of an assault at about 5 a.m. at the club at 5002 Third Avenue. Police found Rivera inside with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso and back. EMS transported him to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he was later pronounced dead.

The motive for the shooting has not been released. A person of interest was taken into custody the night of the incident, and the following day 27-year-old Gabriel Hernandez was arrested and charged with manslaughter and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon; the case is now moving through the courts. Does anyone have information about Rivera, the club at 5002 Third Avenue, or what led up to that early-morning encounter?