At least eight people, including four children, ​were shot and injured late on ‌the US Independence Day holiday in New York City’s Coney Island neighbourhood, ABC News said on ​Sunday, citing the New York City ​Police Department.

Officers from the NYPD responded ⁠to reports of a shooting at around ​10:37 pm (0237 GMT on Sunday) on the ​Brooklyn neighbourhood’s West 31st Street, the NYPD said in a statement to ABC News.

The injured included two ​men, two women, and four children — ​aged 14, 12, 7 and 6 — according to the ‌news outlet.

It quoted the NYPD as saying all the victims had been transported to hospitals. Seven were in stable condition, it said, ​while a ​21-year-old woman ⁠was in critical condition.

Police said they recovered a firearm at the ​scene but have not made ​any arrests, according to ABC.

Saturday ⁠marked ​the 250th anniversary of the ​independence of the United States.