4 Wounded in Coney Island Shooting: Authorities

Four people were wounded in a shooting Sunday in Coney Island, according to authorities.

The shooting at Neptune Ave and 16th Street took place around 2:40 p.m., police said.

When investigators arrived at the scene, they found a 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the shoulder and a 31-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the hand.

Both were taken to Lutheran Medical Center.

Police learned that two other wounded men had been driven in a private vehicle to Coney Island Hospital.

Both men are 21 years old. Police said one was shot in the thigh; the other was shot in the hand.

None of the injuries were life-threatening, authorities said.

Police recovered a gun at the scene. No charges have been reported.

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