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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
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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.
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There were no immediate arrests. At a news briefing, Tisch called the killings “a tragic, senseless act of violence”.
The crime is the second mass shooting within weeks in New York City during a year that has otherwise seen declining gun violence.
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On July 29, a man stalked through a Manhattan office tower with a rifle, wounding one person and killing four others. A New York City police officer was among those who died.
Mayor Eric Adams said both recent shootings just reinforce “why we do this work of going after guns off our streets”.
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