A lone gunman, dressed in black with a ski mask, fired at least 10 shots and fled, injuring multiple family members who were celebrating Independence Day.

Ten discharged shell casings were found at the scene as investigators continue to search for the gunman, while residents express fear about neighborhood safety.

Seven victims are in stable condition and a 21-year-old woman is in critical condition; victims include a 33-year-old man, a 21-year-old woman, a 25-year-old woman, a 14-year-old boy, a 12-year-old boy, a 37-year-old man, and a 6-year-old boy.

All victims were transported to local hospitals as investigators work to determine motives, count the number of shooters, and understand the timeline.

Authorities provided details on injuries, noting several victims including children are expected to survive, and said there had been no known argument at the cookout prior to the shooting.

Investigators recovered what appeared to be a firearm in a bag under trees and suggested there may have been more than one shooter, though the picture remains unclear.

The attack occurred around 10:35 p.m. outside the Seapark Apartments on West 30th Street, near a planned fireworks display at about 9:45 p.m.

Investigators are exploring whether the shooting is gang-related and possible connections to a prior gang-linked homicide on the same block, with a Tec-9 style firearm and extended magazine recovered at the scene.

Authorities personally transported several victims to medical care as detectives and officers responded rapidly to the scene.

Witnesses and neighbors described a chaotic scene where some initially mistook the sounds of gunfire for fireworks as a mass shooting unfolded, with ongoing disturbances in the area.

A victim’s mother described the shooter as targeting babies, underscoring fears that children and other vulnerable individuals were the intended targets.

The July 4 mass shooting in Coney Island, Brooklyn, injured eight people, including four children, amid fireworks watching; the incident is being investigated as a possible gang-linked attack.