Brooklyn shooting: 3 dead, 8 injured after multiple gunmen open fire inside restaurant

Three people were killed and eight others were injured after multiple shooters opened fire inside a restaurant in Brooklyn, New York City, on Sunday morning.

The fatal shooting occurred at Taste of the City Lounge located at 903 Franklin Avenue near President Street in the Crown Heights area around 3.30 am.

The deceased were identified as three men aged 35, 27 and another person whose age was not confirmed. The injured included five men and three women. They were rushed to nearby hosptitals but their conditions have not been ascertained.

NYPD has launched an investigation. A firearm was retrieved from the scene but it is not confirmed whether it was used in the shooting. Officers have recoverd at least 36 shell casings from the spot.

Police are yet to arrest anyone in the shooting and effort is on to identify the suspects. They are verifying CCTV footage and taking statements of eyewitnesses.

NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department has the the first seven months of 2025 saw lowest number of shooting incidents and shooting victims ever recorded in the city. “Something like this is, of course, thank God, an anomaly and it’s a terrible thing that happened this morning, but we’re going to investigate and get to the bottom of what went down," she told reporters.

Following the shooting, city officials have alerted commuters about traffic congestion and road closures with several emergency personnel deployed in the area.

The restaurant, which closes around 3 am on Sundays, was opened in 2022. It serves American and Caribbean cuisine and also has amenities like bar, hookah, and DJs, according to the New York Post.

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