Overview
- A masked man dressed in black approached a fence on Surf Avenue and fired multiple rounds into a backyard barbecue late on Saturday, July 4, police said.
- Eight people were struck, including children ages 6, 7, 12 and 14; a 21-year-old woman is in critical condition and the seven others are reported stable.
- Officers recovered a TEC-9 style firearm, an extended magazine and 10 shell casings at the scene and have made no arrests in the barbecue shooting.
- NYPD officials say there were no signs of a prior argument at the party and investigators are actively probing whether the attack is linked to a confirmed gang-related homicide on the same block last week.
- Separately, an early-morning Crown Heights confrontation left an NYPD detective lightly hurt by a bullet that struck his vest and resulted in the suspect’s arrest while city leaders condemned the holiday violence and pledged to use available tools to respond.