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Queens man dies following lounge shooting in East Flatbush; gunman remains on the loose

Sheriff Shittu, 30, was shot in the head just before 4:30 a.m. inside Quilox Lounge, located at 9508 Church Ave.

Zoe Cosgrove

Feb 18, 2026, 10:47 PM

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Police say a Queens man is dead following a shooting at a lounge in East Flatbush, and the gunman remains on the loose.

Sheriff Shittu, 30, was shot in the head just before 4:30 a.m. inside Quilox Lounge, located at 9508 Church Ave.

EMS took Shittu to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead, according to authorities.

The suspected shooter, a bearded man, was last seen wearing jeans and a gray jacket.

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