Coney Island shooting leaves 8 wounded, including 4 kids
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- A shooting at a Fourth of July cookout near Coney Island beach in New York wounded eight people, including four children aged 6, 7, 12, and 14.
- One victim, a 21-year-old woman, is in critical condition, while the others are stable and expected to survive.
- The incident occurred Saturday night in the courtyard of an apartment building close to the Coney Island boardwalk and the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest site.
- Police reported that a suspect wearing a black mask fired into the courtyard where a family was gathered and then fled; a gun was recovered at the scene.
- Authorities noted there were no prior disturbances reported at the cookout before the shooting.
