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

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.

Investigators believe a shooter or shooters opened fire with multiple weapons at Taste of the City Lounge in the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Crown Heights. Those wounded in the shooting — eight men and three women — are being treated at hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries,

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