Crime & Safety

4 Shot in Coney Island: NYPD

The injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.

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CONEY ISLAND, BROOKLYN, NY - Four people were shot in Coney Island Sunday afternoon, according to the NYPD.

The shooting at the intersection of W 15th street and Mermaid Avenue was reported around 2:55 p.m. Two of the victims were taken to Lutheran Medical Center and two of the victims walked in to Coney Island Hospital, police said.

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Their injuries were not described as life-threatening.

Police did not have any further information on the incident.

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