Law enforcement officials say a shooter or shooters opened fire with multiple weapons at Taste of the City Lounge in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights.

By Maria Cramer Two of the four gunmen who opened fire at a Brooklyn bar early Sunday morning were killed ... Maria Cramer is a Times reporter covering the New York Police Department and crime in the city and surrounding areas.

A fatal Crown Heights shooting prompted New York City mayoral candidates to clash over crime policies as city grapples with recent surge in gun violence incidents.

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