Eight people shot in Coney Island, including four children, NYPD says – NBC News
At least eight people, including four children, were shot late Saturday night in Brooklyn’s Coney Island, leaving one woman in critical condition.
At least eight people, including four children, were shot late Saturday at New York’s Coney Island, leaving one woman in critical condition.
Officers responded to reports of multiple people shot at about 10:35 p.m., New York police said in a statement. They found eight victims with gunshot wounds in the front courtyard of a residential building.
The victims — four adults and four children — were taken to nearby hospitals. The children are ages 6, 7, 12 and 14.
The preliminary investigation indicates an unknown man dressed in all black and wearing a black ski mask approached the fence line along Surf Avenue in Brooklyn and fired multiple rounds into the courtyard where a family barbecue was taking place before he ran away, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Sunday morning.
“There is no indication at this time that there was any argument or altercation at the barbecue before the shooting occurred,” Tisch said.
Police are investigating whether the shooting may be connected to a confirmed gang-related homicide on the same block last week, she said.
