Five shot at Coney Island boardwalk, one in critical condition

Five individuals were shot on the boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn, early Sunday, July 10.

Those shot include a 31-year-elderly man who is in critical condition after he was shot in the back, cops said.

The casualties were among eight individuals shot in the city in the early morning hours, including a lady who gave off an impression of being an innocent bystander, cops said.

The bullets flew at the Boardwalk and West 21st Street where a "large group" of individuals were gathering around 2 a.m., a police representative said.

Two ladies - a 27-year-old and 26-year-old - were both shot in the left leg and taken to Lutheran Hospital. A 36-year-elderly person was shot in the jawline and taken to a similar emergency clinic in stable condition.

A 31-year-elderly man was shot in the back and a 19-year-old man was shot in the leg. The two of them took private means to NYU Langone Hospital, where the older man was in critical condition.

Multiple dozen bullets were found on the scene.

In the mean time, a 31-year-elderly woman was shot in the arm while strolling on a Brooklyn street around 3:26 a.m., cops said.

The lady was strolling at Emmons Avenue and Nostrand Avenue when a bullet struck her.

"It just seems like she was walking and got hit," a police source said, adding that the woman appeared to be an unintended target.

Two additional men were shot during a dispute outside a Bronx club around 2 a.m.

A 21-year-old man was shot in the hip and a 26-year-old was shot in the stomach at Last Stop Bar and Grill on White Plains Road, cops said. The two of them went to hospitals in stable condition.

Two suspects ran away from the area on foot. It was indistinct what the dispute was about, cops said.