At least eight people, including four children, were shot during a July 4 barbecue in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn on Saturday, according to police.
As the family celebrated in the courtyard of a home, an unknown man dressed in all black and wearing a black ski mask approached the fence line along Surf Avenue and fired multiple rounds into the courtyard before fleeing on foot, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters at a news conference Sunday morning.
Police responding to the call at about 10:35 p.m. found eight people with gunshot wounds: four boys ages 6, 7, 12 and 14; two women, ages 21 and 25; and two men, ages 33 and 37, the NYPD said.
The 21-year-old woman and the 33-year-old man were both shot in the chest, the 6-year-old was shot in the abdomen, and the three older boys were shot in the leg or thigh, police said.
The 21-year-old woman is in critical condition, while the seven other victims are stable, according to police.
