In the early hours of August 17, 2025, Jamel Andre Childs, 35, a Black man from Brooklyn, was inside the Taste of the City Lounge on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights when a brief encounter turned into a gun battle. Around 3:30 a.m., an argument inside the crowded hookah lounge escalated; within minutes, multiple shooters opened fire, leaving the floor littered with dozens of shell casings as patrons scrambled for exits. Police later said at least 42 rounds were fired and recovered a firearm near
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