At least eight folks, including 4 children, had been shot throughout a July 4 barbecue in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn on Saturday, based on police.
As a household celebrated in the courtyard of a house, an unknown man dressed in all black and carrying a black ski masks approached the fence line alongside Surf Avenue and fired a number of rounds into the courtyard earlier than fleeing on foot, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch advised reporters at a information convention Sunday morning.
Police responding to the decision at about 10:35 p.m. discovered eight folks with gunshot wounds: 4 boys ages 6, 7, 12 and 14; two ladies, ages 21 and 25; and two males, ages 33 and 37, the NYPD mentioned.
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The 21-year-old lady and the 33-year-old man had been each shot in the chest, the 6-year-old was shot in the stomach, and the three older boys had been shot in the leg or thigh, police mentioned.
The 21-year-old lady is in essential situation, whereas the seven different victims are steady, based on police.
“There is no place for this kind of violence in our city. We will not tolerate it, and we will fight it with every single tool at our disposal,” New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani mentioned. “As we mourn alongside those whose loved ones have been hurt, let us also recommit ourselves to the work of building a city where every celebration is safe and every holiday is joyful.”
Authorities haven’t launched the names of the victims or confirmed a motive for the taking pictures, however Tisch mentioned there was no indication of any argument or altercation at the barbecue earlier than the taking pictures.
She famous, nonetheless, that “a confirmed gang-related homicide” occurred final week on the identical block, and authorities are “looking into whether there is a nexus between the two incidents.”
A TEC-9-style firearm with an prolonged journal was recovered at the scene, together with 10 discharged shell casings, Tisch mentioned.
No arrests have been made.
Elsewhere in Brooklyn, an NYPD detective was shot simply after 4 a.m. Sunday when police confronted an armed 18-year-old man in the Crown Heights neighborhood who approached their unmarked car, Tisch mentioned.
The detective was struck in the again of his ballistic vest and was not critically injured, Mamdani mentioned. A second officer suffered contusions to the face and shoulder, based on the commissioner. The suspect was Tasered, disarmed and brought into custody, Mamdani mentioned.