Overview

• Gunfire erupted just before 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 17 inside Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights, where multiple shooters opened fire on patrons.
• Three men, including a 27-year-old and a 35-year-old, were killed and eight others were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
• Investigators recovered at least 36 shell casings within the venue alongside a firearm near Bedford Avenue at Eastern Parkway as they examine evidence.
• NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said no suspects have been identified or arrested and detectives are canvassing CCTV footage and interviewing witnesses.
• Officials described the attack as an anomaly in a year of historically low shooting numbers; they urged the public to submit tips through Crime Stoppers.