Overview

• Three men were pronounced dead and eight others wounded when multiple gunmen opened fire inside Taste of the City Lounge just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday.
• Officers recovered at least 36 shell casings from the venue and found a firearm near Bedford Avenue and Eastern Parkway.
• NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch called the attack an anomaly in a year that has seen record low shooting incidents in New York City.
• Detectives are reviewing surveillance footage, interviewing witnesses and encouraging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.
• City officials have mobilized crisis response teams to support Crown Heights residents as the homicide investigation into the unapprehended suspects continues.