
Three people were killed and eight others wounded when multiple gunmen opened fire inside a Brooklyn restaurant around closing time Sunday morning.
Officers responded to calls of a shooting inside Taste of the City Lounge at 903 Franklin Avenue in the Crown Heights neighborhood just before 3:30 a.m., NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a press briefing.
The fatal victims were identified as three men, who were 27, 35, and an unknown age.
Seven Shot in Crown Heights Brooklyn NY — Chaos on Franklin Ave
Police locked down 903 Franklin Avenue after a hail of gunfire left seven people wounded. NYPD rushed in under a Level 1 Mobilization, flooding the area with cops and emergency crews. The block is taped off as… pic.twitter.com/4rDqFEj48t
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