A mass shooting at the Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, left multiple people dead and several injured in the early morning hours of August 17, 2025. Jamel Andre Childs, 35, was among those killed; authorities identified him as a member of the Folk Nation and say he was one of the shooters in the exchange of gunfire.

The violence began around 3:30 a.m. and was described as stemming from a gang-related dispute. Police say Marvin St. Louis, 19, an associate of the rival 5-9 Brims, opened fire on Childs; Childs returned fire and at least two other people joined the shootout. More than 40 rounds were fired. St. Louis and an innocent bystander, 27-year-old delivery driver Amadou Diallo, were also killed; ten people were wounded, ages 27 to 61.

Investigators reported four people discharged firearms that night. As of the available timeline, one associate of the 5-9 Brims has been arrested and charged; two shooters died at the scene and the identity or status of a fourth suspected shooter was not clear. Does anyone have information about what happened at the lounge that morning or about those present?