Bouncer fatally shot outside bar

EAST VILLAGE The shooting happened in front of Forbidden City on Avenue A and 13th Street in the East Village.

Police say after a doorman threw two men out of the bar, they continued fighting with another group.

According to investigators, one of the men walked over to a waiting van, got a handgun and started shooting.

A 42-year old bouncer, identified as Eric Pagan, was fatally shot in the head. Another man was struck in the stomach and a third was hit in the hand.

Both survivors are in stable condition.


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