Confirmed Recent Incident in New York City
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A deadly shooting occurred at Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where three people were killed—two of them shooters themselves, and one an innocent bystander—during an apparent gunfight. (Associated Press via People.com) AP News
Although this tragedy involved three fatalities in a shooting, it took place in Brooklyn, not at any intersection involving “Melrose.”
Background: Shootings in the Melrose Area (New York’s Bronx)
While not matching the scenario you described, there have been a few isolated shooting incidents in the Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx:
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In February 2025, a 37-year-old man was shot inside a deli in Melrose; fortunately, he survived. ABC7 New York
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In June 2025, Victor Bautista, age 38, was fatally shot outside a bodega on Trinity Avenue between Pontiac Place and East 149th Street. A video captured a confrontation that escalated into fatal gunfire. News 12 – Default+1
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In past years, there were other single-victim shootings in the area, but none involving three fatalities simultaneously. News 12 – DefaultamNewYork
Summary
| Query | Finding |
|---|---|
| “Three people shot and killed at the corner of Melrose” | No matching records found in current news sources |
| Recent mass shootings in NYC | Brooklyn bar shooting (three dead, but in Crown Heights, not Melrose) |
| Recent shootings in Melrose (Bronx) | A few isolated incidents, typically single-victim cases |
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