At Least 4 Dead, 5 Injured in New York Shooting

New York, October 12, 2019:

Four people have been killed in a shooting in Brooklyn in New York, United States, that also injured at least five others early on Saturday, according to police reports.

The New York City Police Department said four were dead inside what appears to be an unlicensed social club. A woman and two men suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said the shooting took place at 74 Utica Avenue. No arrests have been made. Police said the information is preliminary, and didn't provide further details.

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The motive was not immediately clear, the police said, but illegal gambling was occurring at the club in Crown Heights.

A police spokesman, Detective Adam Navarro, said calls came in at 6:55 a.m. about shots fired at 74 Utica Avenue in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn.

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The social club in the building had been the subject of complaints, according to city building records.

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