Shooting in a crowded New York club leaves 3 dead despite record low gun violence

Police said up to 4 gunmen opened fire at Taste of the City Lounge in Brooklyn early on Sunday in what appeared to be gang-related violence

A club shooting in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Sunday morning has left three people dead and nine others wounded in a year of record-low gun violence in the city.

Investigators believe up to four shooters opened fire with multiple weapons at Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights after a dispute just before 3.30am.

The violence appeared to be gang-related, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters.

“It’s a terrible shooting that occurred in the city of New York,” Tisch said at a news briefing. She called the killings “a tragic, senseless act of violence”.