Shooting in a Crowded New York Club Leaves 3 Dead Despite Record Low Gun Violence

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 17: Members of the New York City police department (NYPD) investigate a shooting scene at Taste of the City lounge on August 17, 2025 in the Crown Heights neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Three people were killed and eight others wounded when multiple gunmen opened fire inside a hookah lounge and restaurant around closing time Sunday morning. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities in New York City are investigating a shooting in a crowded club that left three people dead and nine others wounded. Law enforcement officials say a shooter or shooters opened fire with multiple weapons at Taste of the City Lounge in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights just before 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Three men are dead in what appears to be a gang-related dispute. New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch says it was “a terrible shooting” that comes in a year of otherwise record low gun violence.