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

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

A club shooting in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Sunday morning has left three people dead and eight others wounded in a year of record low gun violence in the city. Investigators believe a shooter or shooters opened fire with multiple weapons at Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights after "a dispute" just before 3:30 a.

A possible motive for the shooting remains under investigation, but authorities have said it appears to be gang-related.