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Coney Island barbecue attack
A masked gunman opened fire during a Fourth of July family barbecue in Brooklyn’s Coney Island late Saturday night, wounding eight people including four children, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
“Eight people, including four children, were shot during a Fourth of July family barbecue”
ABC News reported that the shooting happened around 10:37 p.m. in the courtyard of a residence at West 30th and Surf Avenue, where a masked gunman fled on foot and remained at large.
Tisch said the preliminary investigation found no indication that an argument or altercation involving the suspect occurred at the barbecue before the shooting, and police recovered a TEC-9-style firearm equipped with an extended magazine at the scene.
The victims included a 21-year-old woman shot in the chest who is hospitalized in critical condition, while seven others were described as having non-life-threatening gunshot wounds or being in stable condition, according to ABC News and NYPD reporting.
Mayor and police responses
At a Sunday news conference, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said, “There is no place for this kind of violence in our city. We will not tolerate it. We will fight it with every single tool at our disposal,” as Tisch described the attack.
Tisch told reporters that the preliminary investigation indicates “a family barbecue 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,” before fleeing.
ABC News said detectives were working to identify the suspect, who fled on foot and remains at large, and the police recovered 10 discharged shell casings along with the firearm.
The Hill also reported that “EMS responded and transported all eight victims to local area hospitals,” with seven victims listed in stable condition and the 21-year-old female listed in critical condition.
Investigation and broader crime
Police said they were investigating whether the Coney Island shooting is connected to a gang-related homicide that occurred earlier this week on the same block, with Tisch telling ABC News, “We are looking into whether there is a nexus between the two incidents.”
““We are looking into whether there is a nexus between the two incidents,” Tisch said.”
CNN reported that authorities had not released the names of the victims or confirmed a motive, and Tisch said there was no indication of any argument or altercation at the barbecue before the shooting.
Beyond the Brooklyn incident, amNewYork said twelve people were shot across three boroughs on July 4-5, with the worst incident in Coney Island at 2929 West 31st St. near Surf Avenue just before 10:40 p.m. on July 4.
The Hill added that no arrests had been made, though police said a firearm was recovered, while ABC News said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
