Imani McColley is charged with murder after a fatal beating outside a Chelsea adult store.

A murder charge is an accusation, not a conviction. Outlets said the dispute started about 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, inside Rainbow Station at 203 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, then continued outside, where police said McColley shoved the victim down, stomped and kicked his head, took a wallet, and fled. amNewYork identified the victim as Lawrence Parente, 60, of Pennsylvania; NY Post said formal identification was still pending in one line; ABC7 named Parente and also reported the identity was being withheld pending family notification.

amNewYork, NY Post, ABC7 New York, PIX11, FOX 5 NY, and NBC New York reported that the fight began about 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, inside Rainbow Station, an adult store at 203 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, and spilled outside. Police said the suspect shoved the victim to the ground, stomped and kicked his head, took his wallet, and fled. EMS took the victim to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. amNewYork said it was the first homicide in the 10th Precinct this year.

amNewYork identified the victim as Lawrence Parente, 60, of Pennsylvania. ABC7 New York also named Lawrence Parente and, in the same coverage, reported that the victim’s identity was being withheld pending family notification. NY Post said the 60-year-old victim had yet to be formally identified in one line of Monday’s story. The desk is recording what each outlet reported, not choosing a third version.

Authorities identified the suspect as Imani McColley, 25, of Queens. Outlets reported he was charged with murder and two counts of robbery. NY Post said he returned to the scene about 30 minutes later for a phone he had dropped and was arrested. amNewYork said his last known address was a homeless shelter in Jamaica, Queens, that he had at least five prior arrests, and that he was arrested in September 2025 for an assault one block from Sunday’s scene. An employee told ABC7 New York that McColley became angry after being denied access to a basement club inside the business. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.