"Police responded to a 911 call at about 1:15 a.m. reporting multiple people shot outside an event space on Atlantic Avenue, according to an NYPD spokesperson. When officers arrived, they found six victims ranging in age from 15 to 17. Police said a 15-year-old girl was shot in the chest, hip and leg, while another 15-year-old girl was struck in the leg. A 15-year-old boy was shot in the left arm."
"Two 16-year-old boys were injured - one shot in the right arm and another in the left foot - and a 17-year-old boy was shot in the right leg. All teens are in stable condition as of Monday morning, police said. Mayor Eric Adams said the victims were at a birthday celebration for a 16-year-old when two gunmen opened fire on a crowd gathered outside the venue near Ashford Street in the Cypress Hills neighborhood."
"NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Sunday that surveillance footage shows the two unidentified men approaching the venue before opening fire. The two suspects fled the scene following the shooting and no arrests have been made as of Monday. Police said both shooters were dressed in black. 'Praying for the teens who fell victim to another incident of youth gun violence,' Adams wrote on social media."
Gunfire erupted outside an event space on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn around 1:15 a.m., wounding six teenagers aged 15 to 17. Injuries included gunshot wounds to the chest, hip, leg, left arm, right arm and left foot; all victims were reported in stable condition the following morning. The gathering was a 16th birthday celebration outside a venue near Ashford Street in the Cypress Hills neighborhood when two unidentified men approached and opened fire on the crowd. Surveillance footage captured the suspects, who fled the scene wearing black; no arrests have been announced. Crime Stoppers and online tip submissions were provided for confidential information.
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