3 dead, 8 wounded in early morning Brooklyn restaurant mass shooting

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.

The eight wounded victims were transported to local hospitals. However, their conditions were not disclosed.

No arrests were made in the shooting, and the suspects have yet to be identified.

At least 36 shell casings were recovered.

“We have the lowest number of shooting incidents and shooting victims seven months into the year we’ve seen on record in the city of New York,” Tisch said. “Something like this is, of course, thank god, an anomaly and it’s a terrible thing that’s happened this morning.”

The NYPD has opened an investigation into the early morning shooting.

NYPD personnel stood inside the business near a pool of blood and broken glass, according to video posted on X.

Taste of the City Lounge serves American and Caribbean plates with a full bar, hookah, and DJs.

The business, which opened in 2022, is located less than a half mile from the historic Brooklyn Museum and closed at 3 a.m. on Sunday.