Five People – Including Two Children Were Shot in Coney Island Today
Tonight, eight people were shot after watching fireworks in Coney Island around 10:30 pm. The eight people included two men, two women and four children (ages 6, 7, 12 and 14).
“Police say an unidentified male dressed in all black and wearing a ski mask walked up to the fence line along Surf Avenue around 10:37 p.m., where the family was celebrating, and fired multiple rounds into the courtyard.” Source: https://shorturl.at/3zZDv
The news initially reported that five people were shot (and two were children). It was also reported that the shooting happened near the Amphitheater, (the blue X above) but later the address was changed to West 31st Street (the red arrow).
All of the people who were shot are alive. A 21-year-old woman is in critical condition.
Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny wrote:
Senator Steve Chan was at Maimonides Hospital and he wrote that three children were brought from Coney Island with injuries to their legs. See: https://shorturl.at/8aoie
The news reported that the six year old child was shot in the stomach, a 7-year-old boy was shot in both legs, a 12-year-old boy was shot in the leg and a 14-year-old boy was shot in this high.
A gun was found at the scene. No one has been arrested yet.
Hugs,
marlene
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