Police have shut down the Webster Avenue bar Tequila Song after a string of violent incidents and the discovery that many of the establishment’s customers were under age.
Police began cracking down on Tequila Song after two Mexican men were shot on their way home from the bar at around 3 a.m. on April 26. A dark car full of Hispanic men rolled up to the victims who were walking and asked them if they were from the neighborhood. The men said no and at least one person from the car opened fire, hitting one of the victims in the thigh and the other in the foot.
Shellings from a .380 caliber pistol were found at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.
Both victims were taken to St. Barnabas and treated.
Working with the Department of Buildings, the NYPD shut down Tequila Song temporarily. The owners were scheduled to be in court this week to get the closure lifted.
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