19-year-old killed, woman injured in shooting outside Elmhurst nightclub

ELMHURST, Queens (WABC) -- A teenager is dead and a woman is injured after a shooting outside a Queens nightclub.

Police say the incident happened at the Amadeus Nightclub on Albion Avenue just off Queens Boulevard. Shots were fired at around 4 a.m. Saturday.

Officials say they believe an argument started inside the nightclub and continued outside.

The NYPD says the 19-year-old was shot in the back and the shoulder. He was taken to Elmhurst Hospital where he later died.

The 31-year-old woman is in stable condition.

The suspect fled from the area in a black and white SUV.

No arrests have been made

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