12 people shot, 3 killed in a Nightclub in Brooklyn

Mass shooting at Taste of the City Lounge in Brooklyn's Crown Heights-

The shooting is believed to have been gang-related, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
NYPD says multiple gunmen are still at large after a dispute turned deadly around 3:30 AM.

The dead were identified by the New York Police Department on Sunday night as Marvin St. Louis, 19, of Brooklyn; Amadou Diallo, 27, of Upper Manhattan; and Jamel Childs, 35, of Brooklyn.

The shooting took place at the Taste of the City Lounge on Franklin Avenue in the Crown Heights neighborhood, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.

Calls came in reporting a shooting at the lounge at 3:27 a.m., and officers were on the scene in minutes, Tisch said.

“What we know preliminarily is that there was a dispute inside the crowded club that led to the shooting,” Tisch told reporters. “We believe that there were up to four shooters involved in this incident.”

No suspects are in custody, and city officials urged the public to come forward with any information related to the shooting. It is believed to be a gang-related, Tisch said.

Police are urging anyone with info to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.