At least eight people have been injured, including four minors, in a shooting that occurred last night in New York, in an incident that remains under investigation by the authorities.
The incident took place around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday on West 31st Street in Coney Island, on the southern coast of the Brooklyn borough, very close to the well-known amusement park in the area, which was crowded due to the Independence Day celebrations, as the New York Police Department detailed in a statement.
Among the injured are a 37-year-old man, another 33-year-old man, a 25-year-old woman, a 21-year-old woman, as well as a 14-year-old boy, another 12-year-old boy, a seven-year-old minor, and another six-year-old minor.
The 21-year-old woman remains in critical condition, while the rest of the victims have already been stabilized. At the scene of the incident, officers located a firearm, although no arrests have been made at this time.