The shooting of six young people on Sunday night, including two children, in Brownsville, Brooklyn, was the latest in a series of shootings across the city in which children have been struck by stray bullets.
There were no fatalities in the Brownsville shootings, which occurred about 7 p.m. on Riverdale Avenue, just west of Rockaway Avenue, but many local residents called the gun violence an all-too-common occurrence in the neighborhood. They blamed it on the prevalence of gangs and guns and a lack of community unity to find a solution.
The police have not yet made an arrest in the shooting. They said a gunman began firing from a white sedan and struck a 2-year-old girl, a 13-year-old boy and four others ages 17 to 27.
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