Eight injured, including four children, in Coney Island July 4 shooting

Eight injured, including four children, in Coney Island July 4 shooting

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The New York Police Department said a late-night shooting on Coney Island injured eight people, including four children, during a family cookout near the beach. Police recovered a handgun at the scene, ABC News reported. Among the victims was a 21-year-old woman who was listed in critical condition, the same source added.

CBS News later identified the four child victims as being between six and fourteen years old. AP News confirmed the total of eight injured and reiterated that the incident occurred at a family gathering near the shoreline. Authorities continued their investigation into the shooting.

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Eight injured, including four children, in Coney Island Fourth of July shooting
Eight injured, including four children, in Coney Island Fourth of July shooting

AP News • 05 Jul 17:42

A gunfire incident at a family cookout near Coney Island beach wounded eight people, four of them children, according to New York City police.

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Eight injured in Coney Island shooting, including four children
Eight injured in Coney Island shooting, including four children

NBC News • 05 Jul 09:44

Police say a shooting in Brooklyn's Coney Island left eight victims, four of them minors, with one woman in critical condition.

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Eight injured, including four children, in Coney Island shooting on July 4
Eight injured, including four children, in Coney Island shooting on July 4

CBS News • 05 Jul 08:59

A July 4 shooting in Coney Island left eight people wounded, among them four minors aged 6 to 14, with a 21-year-old woman in critical condition.

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Eight people shot, including four children, in Coney Island incident
Eight people shot, including four children, in Coney Island incident

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos • 05 Jul 07:58

Police say eight victims were wounded in a late-night shooting on Coney Island, with a 21-year-old woman in critical condition and a firearm recovered at the scene.

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Multiple victims, including four children, shot during Brooklyn fireworks celebration
Multiple victims, including four children, shot during Brooklyn fireworks celebration

New York Post • 05 Jul 06:48

Eight people were wounded, four of them children, in a shooting near a Coney Island fireworks display on Saturday night, police said.

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