4 dead in shooting at illegal gambling site in Brooklyn

Four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early Saturday shooting at an illegal gambling club in New York City, police said.

The six men and one woman were shot just before 7 am inside a building in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said four men were dead at the scene and the others were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening.

The victims, who have not been identified, ranged in age from 32 to 49, Shea said at a briefing near the shooting.

Two may have lived out of state and the rest were from neighbourhoods throughout Brooklyn, Shea added. One additional person was injured fleeing.

No arrests have been made, and police do not know the motive for the shootings, Shea said.

He said two guns were found at the scene and more could potentially be found.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Twitter that the city "awoke to senseless gun violence."
The Democrat added, "I've said it before and I'll say it until I can't anymore: we have an epidemic of gun violence that spares no community and it won't stop until we get guns off our streets once and for all."