Two men were killed on Thursday in what the New York City Police Department described as a murder-suicide in the lobby of a Queens hotel.


A murder-suicide occurred yesterday in the lobby of a Queens hotel in New York. Gary Zalevsky apparently killed Brian Weiss before killing himself at the Hilton Garden Inn near JFK airport.


Zalevsky, 47, and Brian Weiss, 31, both from Florida, were sitting in a private room of the lobby at lunchtime with four other men, according to AP. The group of men appeared to be in their 40s.


Police do not know what caused the murder-suicide to happen, but that there was an argument between the group of men. The New York Post reported that authorities think the two men could have been arguing about an Internet company they had stake in.


Zalevsky reportedly shot Weiss in the head, killing him immediately. He stepped back and looked on, and shot himself shortly afterwards.


The four other men were reportedly attempting to flee the scene but they have since been caught by authorities and detained.


Those who were at the scene spoke to New York Times. Gary Bates-Brown, a hotel steward, told the paper: "It's such a shock. That's really crazy."