Masked Gunman Shoots 8 at Brooklyn Barbecue as Police Probe Link to 1 Earlier Homicide
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Updated · NBC News · Jul 5
Masked Gunman Shoots 8 at Brooklyn Barbecue as Police Probe Link to 1 Earlier Homicide
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jul 5
Summary
Eight people — including boys aged 6, 7, 12 and 14 — were shot in a Coney Island courtyard around 10:35 p.m. Saturday, with a 21-year-old woman left in critical condition.
Police said a man in all black wearing a ski mask approached along Surf Avenue, fired multiple rounds through the fence at a family barbecue and fled on foot.
A Tech-9-style firearm with an extended magazine and 10 spent shell casings were recovered at the scene; no arrests have been made and detectives are still identifying the shooter.
NYPD said there was no sign of any argument before the attack and is examining whether it was tied to a confirmed gang-related homicide on the same block earlier this week.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said all four children are expected to survive as residents described the shooting near bikes and toys as an emergency for the neighborhood.