Three killed, eight injured in taking pictures in crowded New York membership amid document low gun violence yr

Three persons are lifeless and eight others wounded after a taking pictures in a crowded New York City membership early Sunday (August 17, 2025) morning.

Investigators imagine a shooter or shooters opened hearth with a number of weapons at Taste of the City Lounge within the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights after “a dispute” simply earlier than 3:30 a.m., killing three males, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch informed reporters.

“It’s a horrible taking pictures that occurred within the metropolis of New York,” Ms. Tisch stated at a information briefing. She stated officers are investigating not less than 36 shell casings from the lounge, in addition to a firearm that was found in a close-by avenue.

Those wounded within the taking pictures — eight males and three ladies — are being handled at hospitals for non-life-threatening accidents, she stated. The ages the victims vary from 27 to 61.

The taking pictures comes amid a document low yr for gun violence in New York City

“I imply, we’ve got the bottom numbers of taking pictures incidents and taking pictures victims seven months into the yr that we have seen on document within the metropolis of New York,” she stated.

“Something like that is, after all, thank God an anomaly, and it is a horrible factor that occurred this morning, however we’ll examine and unravel what went down.”