NEW YORK — The shooting of 10 young people who were wounded outside a Queens nightclub happened during a “celebration of life” for a teen shot to death three months ago, said cops investigating a possible connection to the New Year’s Day bloodshed and the October murder.

Four gunmen fired nearly 30 shots at a crowd of about 15 people waiting outside the Amazura concert hall at 144th Place near Archer Avenue in Jamaica on Wednesday hoping to get in about 11:15 p.m., police said. The 10 victims — six females and four males between 16 and 20 years old — were taken to various local hospitals.

Cops on Thursday were trying to establish if the shooting was sparked by tensions between rival gangs.

“That’s one of the avenues we’re pursuing but it’s too early to determine right now,” NYPD Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera said at an early morning press conference outside the Queens club.

Most of the victims were shot in the legs as they scrambled for cover. One victim was shot in the arm and another suffered a graze wound to the back, cops said.

Many of the victims were found bleeding at the scene, waiting for ambulances. At least three showed up at Jamaica Hospital on their own seeking medical care.

The shooters fired from the corner — about 75 to 100 feet from the crowd.

As the gun smoke cleared, four young men, at least three of whom opened fire, ran off west on 91st Street and jumped into a gray Infiniti sedan with New Jersey plates, cops said. No arrests have been made.

The celebration of life event was being held in honor of Tea’Arion Mungo, who was shot to death outside NYCHA’s Walt Whitman Houses in Brooklyn during a spate of October violence that claimed the lives of five teens in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx in as many days.

The 11th grader, who attended George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School, was an aspiring electrician who played varsity basketball for the school’s team, the Warriors, relatives said in October.

On Wednesday night, friends gathered at the venue to celebrate what would have been Tea’Arion’s 17th birthday.

Investigators said the venue space was booked for more than it could hold, with people entering as others left. According to sources, Tea’Arion’s still-grieving mother wanted to invite 120 people, but the space only holds 90. Police said the limit left some people waiting outside as the gunfire erupted.

“There’s zero tolerance for these senseless shootings, these horrible acts of violence on our streets,” Rivera said. “Those responsible for this crime will be apprehended and brought to justice.”

Among the victims of the Amazura shooting was an 18-year-old girl who was friends with Tea’Arion from their Brooklyn neighborhood, according to her father. The girl was struck in the left shin and was undergoing a five-hour operation.

“She’s in a lot of pain,” the worried father said. “Only time will tell, and we’ll see what happens with recovery, and, you know, emotionally. I’ve been at the hospital from the time it happened, so I’m still trying to process all this stuff. It’s very heartbreaking, I have to sit here and watch my child screaming at the top of her lungs and stuff like that.”

He said his daughter called him shortly after she had been shot.

“You get this phone call in the middle of the night and this is what happened,” he said. “And you panic because there’s no information given to you until you get there. She called me, actually. She said ‘Dad I got shot.’ She was in the ambulance. I was like, ‘What?’ The ambulance guy, he told me what hospital she was at, so I just went there.”

He said between being shot and her friend’s death, his daughter had been through a lot.

“Everybody grew up together,” he said. “It was heartbreaking to hear that, when that happened. They grew up from elementary school and everything.”

He said the New Year’s Day shooting only made it worse.

“It’s unfortunate because Jan. 1 is also her mother’s birthday,” the father said. “Her mom passed away six years ago, so that’s why I said she’s been through worse. It was just a celebration of Mommy’s birthday. They were celebrating the life of her friend … and this happened. Nobody wants to hear this. This is something that no parent wants to hear.”

Mayor Eric Adams said the shooting isn’t linked to any terror attacks like the one which occurred on New Year’s Day in New Orleans which left 15 people dead after a truck rammed into a crowd of revelers.

“There is no room for this criminal behavior in our city, and we are determined to bring these dangerous individuals to justice and get illegal guns off our streets,” he added.

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards also condemned the violence.

“Under no circumstance will we allow any example of gun violence in our borough to go unpunished,” Donovan said. “I’m confident that those who perpetrated this heinous act will be arrested and held accountable.”

A 19-year-old man from Pennsylvania visiting relatives near the club said his family thought what they heard was fireworks ringing in the new year.

“It was like really loud,” he said. “And then me and my cousin are thinking, ‘Wait, you think it could be what we’re thinking?’ And then maybe five minutes later we get a message on the Citizen app: Shooting. We heard the ambulances and the cops came really quickly. We all got really scared.”

The visitor said his relatives have heard gunfire before but he wasn’t used to it as an out-of-towner.

“They know this nightclub right here is always a lot of people there, like police presence every now and then,” he said. “So this is pretty much normal for them … It was pretty surprising for me.”

Another neighborhood visitor, Aspen Palmquist, 29, said he accidentally stepped in a pool of blood outside the club.

“We’re just enjoying our day when suddenly I just accidentally stepped in blood,” said Palmquist, who is visiting from Hawaii. “We’re actually on vacation here for New Year’s and just kind of checking out the city today,” he added. “Not what I expected to see though.”

The nightclub can hold up to 4,000 people and usually holds DJ dance parties and raves. DJs who have performed there in the past include Felix Bizarre, Black Daddy, and DJ X-Dream.

“We are deeply saddened by the recent and unfortunate isolated incident that occurred,” Amazura’s management wrote on Instagram. “Our hearts go out to all those affected by this senseless act. We are working closely with law enforcement to ensure a thorough investigation and to help bring those responsible to justice.”

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

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