Multiple gunmen remain at large after three people were killed and another nine were hospitalized with injuries in an overnight shooting at a nightclub in Brooklyn, New York.
New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference that calls came in at 3:27 a.m. reporting a shooting at the Taste of the City Lounge on Franklin Avenue in the Crown Heights neighborhood, and officers were on the scene in minutes. Tisch told reporters: “What we know preliminarily is that there was a dispute inside the crowded club that led to the shooting. We believe that there were up to four shooters involved in this incident. It’s a terrible thing that happened this morning, and we’re going to investigate to determine what went down.”
Three men, ages 19, 27 and 35, died from gunshot wounds, with those injured ranging in age from 19 to 61 and transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said they recovered 42 shell casings from the scene, from 9 mm and .45-caliber guns. A firearm was recovered in the vicinity, but it is not yet clear if it was used in the incident.
There were up to four shooters involved, though no arrests were made as of midday Sunday. No suspects are in custody, and city officials urged the public to come forward with any information related to the shooting, which is believed to have been gang-related.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams expressed concern that there could be retaliatory attacks following the shooting, and called on the public to come forward with information about the shooting: “Gun violence of this magnitude, it really scars a community and a city. If you were inside the club, if you heard individuals talking about shooting, if you witnessed something fleeting the location, every piece of information would allow us to put the puzzle together to solve this crime.”
Taste of the City Lounge said on social media that they were “devastated” by the shooting and was keeping the injured and the families of the deceased in its prayers: “The safety and well-being of our guests and community has always been our top priority. We are working closely with law enforcement and will continue to fully cooperate as the investigation moves forward.”
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