"Six teenagers were wounded in a mass shooting at a Brooklyn "Sweet 16" birthday bash early Sunday morning - with a pair of gunmen still on the loose, according to police. Cops responded to Burbuja Events catering hall at 2929 Atlantic Avenue in Cypress Hills on a 911 call shortly after 1:15 a.m., where they found the victims with gunshot wounds, police said."
"At the scene, they found three 15-year-olds, a girl with wounds to the chest, hip and leg, another girl wounded in the right leg, and a boy shot in the left arm. Also wounded were a 16-year-old boy shot in the right arm, another 16-year-old boy hit in the left foot, and a 17-year-old male with a wound to the right thigh."
""Burbuja Events hosted a Sweet Sixteen celebration that concluded at approximately 1:00 am," the catering hall said. "Approximately 20 minutes after the event ended, a tragic incident occurred outside of our event. "Our management is fully cooperating with authorities and remains in active communication with the NYPD 75th Precinct and Brooklyn North Night Watch," they said. "We extend our deepest sympathies to those affected by this incident and hope for the swift recovery and safety of all involved.""
Six teenagers were wounded in a mass shooting outside a Brooklyn Sweet 16 early Sunday morning, with two gunmen still on the loose. Police responded to Burbuja Events catering hall on Atlantic Avenue in Cypress Hills after a 911 call shortly after 1:15 a.m. Victims included three 15-year-olds, two 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old, sustaining wounds to the chest, hip, legs, arms and a foot. Burbuja Events said the celebration ended around 1:00 a.m. and the shooting occurred about 20 minutes later outside the venue. Four victims were taken to Brookdale Hospital and two to Kings County; all six were listed in stable condition. Authorities continue to search for the shooters while crime scene teams secured the area.
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