A 55-year-old Westchester County man was stabbed to death early Monday morning inside a ritzy Queens nightclub after he and the suspect got into an argument, police and law enforcement sources said.
Percy Forrest, of Port Chester, was knifed in the chest around 2:20 a.m. at Agenda Restaurant and Lounge in Astoria and pronounced dead shortly after he was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital, authorities said.
The victim and suspect were in a dispute when the alleged perp pulled out a knife and stabbed Forrest, according to sources.
The suspect then fled the scene on foot. A person of interest was taken into custody near the nightclub, sources said.
Police have not announced charges in the case as of Monday evening.
It was not immediately known if the victim and suspect were patrons or workers at the club.
Agenda was closed Monday with police tape cordoning off the crime scene.
“It’s pretty tragic. Look, this is not a bad neighborhood,” said Ramo Besi, who owns Mela Pizza, which is across the street.
“Even the club itself. Only some very good people coming in. It’s horrible.”
Besi lauded the nightclub as “one of the most beautiful places in the whole Queens.”
“Go inside, you’ll see,” he told The Post. “Beautiful kitchen, beautiful dining, everything.”
A worker at a nearby convenience store said he wasn’t shocked by the fatal violence. He said the scene can be “hectic” during peak hours.
“I knew something was going to happen with that club, too,” Bander, 47, told The Post. “You know, the valet parking is outside. There’s a lot of shit going on. Bad crowds.”
A worker at the posh lounge, dubbed as a Latin cuisine restaurant, declined comment when reached by phone Monday.
