Police are still trying to identify a suspect in the shooting, which happened around 2 a.m. and left two women and three men shot, the NYPD told CNN.
Authorities did not provide details on what may have led to the shooting, but said a large group of people had gathered on the Brooklyn boardwalk when someone opened fire.
A 31-year-old man is in critical condition in hospital after being shot in the back, police said.
The other four victims are in stable condition and include: a 27-year-old woman, shot in the leg; a 26-year-old woman who was also shot in the leg; A 36-year-old man who was shot and has an injury in the chin area; and a 19-year-old man who was shot in the leg.
Police have not released a description of the shooter and the weapon used has not been found.
The shooting was among a number of violent incidents in the city over the weekend.
A 14-year-old child was stabbed and killed in Harlem near 137th Street and the Broadway train station after “a fight or argument started on the street and continued into the station where an altercation occurred,” said NYPD Transit Superintendent Jason Wilcox.
Hours later, NYPD responded to another call in Queens that led to officers fatally shooting a man brandishing a weapon. The man called police, threatening to “blow the head off the first cops he saw,” Police Chief Jeffrey B. Madry said.
When police arrived in the area, the suspect was located, and after a brief verbal exchange, the man brandished a firearm and pointed it at police, Madri said.
Six officers and the suspect exchanged gunfire before the suspect was subdued, arrested and taken to the hospital where he died.
A little more than an hour later, another officer-involved shooting occurred in Brooklyn when police stopped an unmarked vehicle and a passenger jumped out and fled on foot.
After a chase, the suspect turned and shot several times at an officer, according to Madri. The officer returned fire and hit the suspect in the chest. The suspect was transported to a hospital and later died.
New York City officials have placed increased emphasis on the safety of residents and the response of law enforcement in the subway amid a spike in crime, including a mass shooting at a Brooklyn subway station in April. The city has seen a nearly 38 percent increase in serious crimes this year through July 3 compared to the same period in 2021, according to statistics released by the NYPD. Historically, crime rates are still lower than in recent decades, including the 1980s and 1990s.
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