The five were gunned down on Roosevelt Avenue in the Jackson Heights neighborhood. Witnesses said the shooting caused a stampede on the busy street. Apparently one person was the intended target, and the other four victims were bystanders, police said.
Hugo Calle, the manager of a neighborhood beauty salon, ran out on the street after hearing the shots and saw the five victims lying on the pavement in a pool of blood. Calle said four men and a woman were shot.
Residents were gathered at police blockades as authorities investigated the scene after the shooting.
