The New York Police Department (NYPD) said its detectives arrested three men who opened fire at a party in Queens late Friday night. At a media briefing, NYPD Chief of Patrol Jeffrey Madrey said that at approximately 11:35 p.m. ET members of the violent crimes squad were in the area of ​​219th Street and 130th Avenue in Springfield Gardens, Queens. Detectives were following a party in the area, including about 75 to 100 attendees. “And, they were watching this party because they thought there was a potential for violence involving some of the local street crews,” he explained. DEAD OF SUICIDE WEEKS AFTER DEPOSIT A gun was found in a shooting Friday in Queens, New York. (NYPD/Twitter) The plainclothes officers were in an unmarked car when a group of unknown men entered the same intersection and pulled out at least three firearms. They fired their guns into the party area and the detectives – realizing the danger was imminent – ​​got out of their vehicle. TEXAS’ FIRST BUS OF IMMIGRANTS ARRIVES IN NEW YORK “Our detectives exchanged gunfire with the group of males and our detectives were able to arrest three of the males,” Maddrey said. All three men suffered gunshot wounds. A gun shooting Friday in Queens, New York. (NYPD/Twitter) One of the shooters was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and the other two were taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. FOUR KILLED, OHIO POLICE IDENTIFY PERSON OF INTEREST IN SHOOTINGS Two of the men were known to the department with “previous criminal justice encounters”. None of the NYPD detectives were injured, but they were taken to a local hospital to be checked for tinnitus and other ailments. A gun was found in a shooting Friday night in Queens (Credit: NYPD/Twitter) Three firearms were recovered from the scene. Madrey told reporters that whether any of the weapons discovered were “ghost weapons” was “still under investigation.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP It also remains unknown if any civilians were hit in the incident. “Right now, we don’t know and it’s still an ongoing investigation,” he said. Julia Musto is a reporter for Fox News Digital. You can find her on Twitter at @JuliaElenaMusto.