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The seven victims were taken to local hospitals, NYPD deputy chief Judith Harrison said at a press conference early Monday morning. One of the victims, a 20-year-old woman, died.
The other six injured, aged 14 to 20, are expected to survive, said NYPD Deputy Chief Michael Kemper.
The Sweet Sixteen party took place Sunday night at a party hall on Liberty Avenue and drew a large crowd, Kemper said. Police responded and dispersed the crowd, but people moved the rally from the street to another building, where the shooting took place.
At around 9 p.m., a 17-year-old man was shot in the leg while standing on the street near the party venue in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Police believe the 17-year-old attended the party.
It is not known why he was shot or who shot him, Kemper said.
Numerous 911 calls reported the shooting at the second location of the party shortly after 11 p.m., and responding officers found the seven gunshot victims at the scene, Kemper said.
Investigators believe shots were fired from outside the building up to the third floor. Witness statements and ballistic evidence gathered at the scene led police to believe there was more than one shooter and at least two guns involved, Kemper said.
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