A dispute that began inside an after-hours club in St. Albans spilled into the street and left 31-year-old Kareem Wilson dead. On September 23, 2024, outside the Wave Juice Bar & Lounge near Merrick Boulevard and 126th Avenue, Wilson was reportedly trying to act as a peacemaker in an argument when he was shot at about 6:15 a.m. Emergency responders found him with gunshot wounds to the chest and leg; he was taken to Jamaica Hospital and later died.

A handgun was recovered on the sidewalk, but reports did not say whether it was the weapon that fired the fatal shots or whether it belonged to Wilson. Family members said Wilson, an East Elmhurst resident, was a junior at Berkeley College studying psychology and the father of a 12-year-old daughter who was trying to better his life. Authorities named 32-year-old Nathan Mahoney as a suspect, who was not in custody at the time of initial reports.

Did anyone in St. Albans see what happened that morning or know more about events at the club?