Coney Island shooting leaves 8 shot, including 4 children
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BROOKLYN - Eight people, including four children, were shot Saturday night in Coney Island, the NYPD said.
What we know:
The shooting happened around 10:35 p.m. near Surf and W. 30th Avenues.
"The preliminary investigation indicates that a family BBQ was taking place in the courtyard when an unknown male, dressed in all black and wearing a black ski mask, approached the fence line along Surf Avenue and fired multiple rounds into the courtyard," NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a Sunday morning press conference. "The individual then fled on foot."
According to Tisch, seven of the victims are "currently listed as not likely to die." One victim – a 21-year-old woman – was shot in the chest and is listed in critical condition. The ages of the children are 6, 7, 12 and 13.
No arrests have been made.