A masked gunman opened fire on a family Fourth of July barbecue in Brooklyn's Coney Island, wounding eight people, including four children, and leaving a 21‑year‑old woman in critical condition after she was shot in the chest. The shooting took place at about 10.37pm on Saturday, 4 July 2026, in a courtyard off Surf Avenue, and police said on Sunday that no arrests have yet been made as detectives search for the suspect who fled on foot.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said an unidentified man dressed entirely in black and wearing a ski mask walked up to a fence line along Surf Avenue and fired multiple rounds into the courtyard, with no indication of any argument or altercation beforehand. The other seven victims, including children aged 6, 7, 12 and 14, were reported to be in stable condition.
