A mass shooting overnight at a club in Brooklyn left three people dead and another nine wounded, police officials and the mayor said Sunday morning.

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

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- New York City police believe a deadly mass shooting at a Brooklyn lounge over the weekend stemmed from an argument between two men. It happened at the Taste of the City Lounge on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights around 3 a.m. Sunday.

The Brooklyn hookah lounge where three people were killed and nine others wounded early Sunday was right at the scene of another shooting less than a year ago.

Taste of the City Lounge, the site of the shooting, is known for its Caribbean dishes and features a hookah bar along with live DJs.

Around four shooters opened fire at a New York City restaurant early Sunday, resulting in three deaths and eight injuries. According to police, the violence is gang-related.