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Five Shot in Coney Island, Two Children Hospitalized, No Arrests

7/5/2026

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Police Respond to Brooklyn Shooting

Two of the injured victims were children, ages five and seven, among those shot.
Police reported five people were shot Saturday night in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, and were taken to hospitals.
Officers responded just after 10:30 p.m. to 2929 West 31st Street, the shooting site.
One victim remains critical, with four expected to recover and no arrests made.

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Roach-Martin Murder

The killing happened in broad daylight just a block from the Coney Island boardwalk.
Truron Roach-Martin, 24, was shot in the face and chest near the boardwalk and died at NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn.
His mother Christine said the murder was driven by envy as his music career rose.
Suspect fled on West 28th Street toward Mermaid Avenue as victims were five and seven.

History

Historical Context

On 1 March 1994, Lebanese-born Rashid Baz opened fire on a van of Chabad-Lubavitch students on the Brooklyn Bridge, killing one and wounding three while shouting anti-Jewish slogans. The 2024 daylight shooting near the Coney Island boardwalk that killed Truron Roach-Martin and injured two young children echoes that earlier anti-Jewish violence, reviving city concerns about gun-related attacks.

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Police Respond to Brooklyn Shooting

Two of the injured victims were children, ages five and seven, among those shot.
Police reported five people were shot Saturday night in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, and were taken to hospitals.
Officers responded just after 10:30 p.m. to 2929 West 31st Street, the shooting site.
One victim remains critical, with four expected to recover and no arrests made.

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