Five people were shot along the boardwalk in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Thursday afternoon during a mini heat wave that had packed the city?s beaches.
Two of the victims are gravely wounded, the authorities said.
The shooting took place around 5:20 p.m. on the boardwalk near Brighton Sixth Street, the Fire Department said.
The shooting came as the beaches were teeming with people as hordes trying to escape temperatures approaching 100 degrees descended on Coney Island and Brighton beaches on Thursday.
The two most seriously injured people, a man and a woman, were taken to Coney Island Hospital, where they are in critical condition, the Fire Department said. A second man, whose condition was not available, was also taken to Coney Island Hospital, the department said.
A fourth victim, a man, was in serious condition at Lutheran Medical Center, the Fire Department said. A fifth victim?s injuries were not life threatening, the police said.
There have been no arrests, the police said.
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