NIGERIAN FASHION DESIGNER SHOT DEAD AT BROOKLYN NIGHTCLUB DURING BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

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A 30-year-old Nigerian fashion designer based in the United States, Sheriff Shittu, has been shot dead following an altercation with a drunk patron at a nightclub in Brooklyn, New York.

Shittu was fatally shot in the early hours of February 14 during a birthday celebration at Quilox Restaurant and Lounge in the East Flatbush area, according to local media reports.

Authorities said the incident occurred at about 4:25 a.m. when a suspected gunman, who was being escorted out of the club by security personnel, allegedly opened fire.

Reports indicate that the shooting followed a confrontation involving an intoxicated patron who had reportedly caused a disturbance inside the lounge. The suspect was said to have behaved disorderly and allegedly inappropriately touched some female guests, including Shittu’s girlfriend, which led to a heated exchange.

Shittu had attended the event with his younger brother, Fawaz Shittu, to celebrate a friend’s birthday.

Recounting the incident to local media, Fawaz said, “I was screaming his name. I was trying to wake him up.”

He explained that the disagreement escalated quickly after the patron’s unruly conduct inside the club.

News 12 Brooklyn reported that members of Shittu’s family have called for justice and raised concerns about security measures at the venue.

“We don’t know how the security did not do the job and search properly before somebody could bring a gun into the club,” Salem Shittu, the deceased’s brother, was quoted as saying.

“He was being kicked out, and he was being escorted out when he did it,” he added.

Police said the suspect fled the scene after the shooting and remains at large.

Shittu was rushed to One Brooklyn Health–Brookdale University Hospital Medical Centre, where he was later pronounced dead.

Family members described him as an aspiring fashion designer striving to build his career in the United States before the tragic incident.

Authorities have launched a manhunt for the suspect, while investigations into the shooting are ongoing.