Mass shooting kills 3, injures 8 others in Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood

Published August 17th, 2025 - 11:16 GMT
Crown Heights neighborhood
Shooting was reproted in Crown Heights neighborhood, NYC. (X/ Viral News NYC)

ALBAWABA - At least three people were killed and eight others were wounded in a mass shooting that took place inside a restaurant on early Sunday morning in Brooklyn, New York City.

The New York Post reported that multiple gunmen entered the restaurant before it closed and opened fire, killing and wounding tens.

The injured people were taken to the hospital for medical treatment. 

The mass shooting took place inside Taste of the City Lounge at 903 Franklin Avenue in the Crown Heights neighborhood.

According to local NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, the shooting was reported at around 3:30 a.m. local time.

NYPD said that the suspects of the shooting are still on the run as their identities have not been identified until this moment.

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