{"id":290758,"date":"2026-07-08T21:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/290758\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T21:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:36:12","slug":"coney-island-shooting-robert-smith-arrested-after-8-people-shot-during-july-4th-barbecue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/290758\/","title":{"rendered":"Coney Island shooting: Robert Smith arrested after 8 people shot during July 4th barbecue"},"content":{"rendered":"

ByEyewitness News \"WABC<\/p>\n

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 8:33PM<\/p>\n

\"Police<\/p>\n

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WABC) — Police have arrested and charged a man in the shooting of eight people in Coney Island<\/a> the night of July 4th.<\/p>\n

The NYPD charged 44-year-old Robert Smith on Wednesday with multiple counts of attempted murder.<\/p>\n

The shooting happened on Surf Avenue and West 30th Street around 10:35 p.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Eight people were shot, including four children.<\/p>\n

The victims were at a July 4th family barbecue when they came under attack.<\/p>\n

There are no details yet on a motive, or how the police linked Smith to the crime.<\/p>\n

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