Five injured by shots at an outdoor party in New York

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A group of people walk along the historic Coney Island boardwalk. / BEBETO MATTHEWS / AP

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An unknown person, who managed to flee, fired two dozen shots at young people gathered on the Coney Island promenade

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Shootings are daily in the United States. The last one took place last night – first thing in the morning in Spain – and miraculously ended with only five people injured after an unknown person shot a group of young people who were participating in an apparent impromptu party on the historic promenade. from Coney Island, one of the busiest summer spots in New York.

According to the authorities, the attack took place around 2:00 a.m. Although a police investigation was immediately launched, at the time of this writing no arrests had been made, nor was the motive for the shooting known. More than two dozen bullets were recovered from the crime scene.

The injured are two women and three men, according to the US network CNN. Among them, a 31-year-old man who is in critical condition in hospital after being shot in the back. The other four victims are stable despite having been shot in the legs, according to police sources collected by the newspaper ‘New York Post’.

In addition, on Sunday three other people were shot during the night in different incidents in New York, which has accumulated a significant number of violent episodes in recent days.

Across the country, at least three men have been shot to death and two others wounded by gunshots Sunday at a house party in Downey, California.

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