Masked gunman opens fire at Brooklyn family barbecue, wounding 8 including 4 children, police say

At least eight people including four children were shot late Saturday night in Brooklyn’s Coney Island, leaving one woman in critical condition.

At least eight people including four children were shot late Saturday night in Brooklyn’s Coney Island, leaving one woman in critical condition.

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Officers responded to reports of multiple people shot at about 10:35 p.m., according to a New York Police Department statement. When they arrived, they found eight victims suffering from gunshot wounds in the front courtyard of a residential building.

The victims— four adults and four children — were taken to nearby hospitals. The children are ages 6, 7, 12 and 14.