Police are looking for multiple suspects after seven people were shot overnight at a sweet 16 party in Brooklyn, New York, said the New York City Police Department (NYPD) on Monday.
All seven victims were transported to local hospitals, NYPD Assistant Chief Judith Harrison said during a press conference early Monday morning. One of the victims, a 20-year-old woman, has died.
The six others injured in the shooting, ages 14 to 20, are expected to survive, according to NYPD Deputy Chief Michael Kemper.
Shootings in New York City have nearly doubled this year. From January through October, the city has recorded 1,359 shootings, an increase of nearly 95 percent from the 698 in the same period last year. The number of shooting victims rose to 1,667 from 828, according to NYPD.
