At least three people have died and eight are injured following a shooting at Taste of the City Lounge in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday, Aug. 17, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD). Police suspect that multiple shooters were involved in the incident.

Jamel Andre Childs, 35, tried to cool tempers down at Taste of the City lounge in Crown Heights before the gunfight erupted, friends say.

The Brooklyn hookah lounge where three people were killed and nine others wounded early Sunday was right at the scene of another shooting less than a year ago.

What began as a dispute inside the packed nightclub escalated when multiple gunmen opened fire, unleashing chaos before fleeing into the streets.

Around four shooters opened fire at a New York City restaurant early Sunday, resulting in three deaths and eight injuries. According to police, the violence is gang-related.

Multiple people have been shot inside a New York City restaurant as police frantically hunt for the the gunman, who remains at large.