The Sunday morning shootout at Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights happened after a gang-related dispute, the police said.

Three people were killed and eight others were injured in a shooting inside a restaurant in New York City's Brooklyn area on Sunday morning. According to the New York City Police, the shooting took place inside Taste of the City Lounge in the Crown Heights neighbourhood at around 3.30am.

A shooting in a New York bar has left three people dead and eight people hospitalised, police have said. New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told a press conference that the shooting happened in a crowded nightclub called Taste of the City in Brooklyn.

“Summer is usually the toughest test for public safety, but the wins that we are celebrating today prove that under Mayor [Eric] Adams’ leadership, we are not just passing the test, we are resetting the curve,” said NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch during a Monday event outlining the numbers.