Reuters, citing ABC News, reported that at least eight people, including four children, were shot in the Brooklyn area of New York on the evening of July 4. ABC News also reported the news citing the New York Police Department. Reuters wrote that it has not yet been able to independently verify the report, and that the scope and motive of the incident are not known. The shooting occurred on the night of the U.S. Independence Day anniversary; on the same night, a small fire also broke out during a fireworks ceremony on the Brooklyn Bridge, and local officials said no reports of people being injured were published regarding that incident.