NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said the victims were unintended targets and are not related to the gunmen. 

The police said the shootings were gang-related and are investigating the case.

As per credible reports, a woman also called 911 from inside the apartment after putting a mattress against a door during the standoff.

Thinking along similar lines, Wisconsin congressman Mike Gallagher condemned the attack on Twitter. "There's no place for these kinds of hateful and disgusting acts in our society,” he tweeted.

Latino celebrities sign an open letter asking Congress to stop gun violence, now! These are all the artists joining the cause.

Barack Obama, U.S. President and former constitutional law scholar, argues that overzealous Second Amendment advocates ‘strip’ the First Amendment rights of others