Eight people are shot in Brooklyn’s Coney Island area during Fourth of July celebrations, including four children, police say. Multiple outlets report the shooting occurs late on Independence Day, around 10:37 p.m., at or near a July Fourth cookout close to the Coney Island beach. Victims range in age, with reports indicating at least some are children and others are adults. Police say they recover a firearm at the scene, and investigations continue without any arrests publicly reported in the accounts provided.
Injuries vary across reports. Several sources state that seven victims are in stable condition, while one person—described as a 21-year-old woman in some accounts—is in critical condition. One report notes the shooter fled. Emergency responders transport the injured, and authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
