Brothers identified in murder-suicide shooting in Richmond Hill Saturday night: NYPD – QNS

The NYPD has identified the two brothers who died in a murder-suicide that began Saturday evening at their family home in Richmond Hill. File photo by Lloyd Mitchell Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to receive local news, updates and information straight to your inbox! New York police have identified the two Richmond Hill brothers who were killed in a murder-suicide that began in their family home Saturday evening. Police from the 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill responded to a 911 call about a man shot at 94-42 111th Street at 10:30 p.m. on the night of June 8, where they found a 27-year-old man unresponsive and unresponsive. with multiple gunshot wounds to the body and his 52-year-old mother who had a gunshot wound to the torso. The family's home at 94-42 111th St. was the scene of chaos Saturday night after an argument between two brothers led to a murder-suicide shooting that also left their mother injured. Photo via Google Maps Emergency medical services responded to the crime scene and pronounced the man dead at the scene. Paramedics transported the mother to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she was found to be in stable condition. The deceased man was identified Sunday as Vipanpal Multani and investigators determined he was shot by his older brother, Karamjit Multani, 33, who was later found unconscious and unresponsive outside a home at 109-09 96th St. EMS responded to that location and pronounced him dead at the scene. The brothers were engaged in an argument that escalated into violence when the older brother pulled out a handgun and shot his younger brother multiple times. An NYPD spokesperson could not confirm reports that their mother was injured while trying to disarm her older son. The spokesperson added that there had been no arrests and the investigation was still ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888- 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages remain confidential. Through June 9, the 102nd Precinct has reported 5 shooting incidents so far in 2024, 1 more than the 4 reported at the same time last year, and a 25% increase, according to the most recent CompStat report. recent. Nine people have been victims of gunfire in the 102nd Precinct so far this year, 5 more than the 4 people who have been victims of gun violence at the same time in 2023, a 125% increase, according to CompStat .