Suspect Taken Into Custody In Fatal Queens Nightclub Stabbing

QUEENS, NY — A suspect has been taken into custody after a 55-year-old man was stabbed to death inside a Queens nightclub on Monday.

Percy Forrest was stabbed in the chest inside a nightclub located at 28-18 31 Street around 2:21 a.m., police said.

A witness at the club identified the suspect before he was taken into custody, according to a PIX11 News report.

Forrest was transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

It is unclear what the motive behind the incident was, or if the victim and the suspect knew each other. Charges as of Tuesday afternoon are still pending.

An investigation remains ongoing.