NYC gunplay keeps surging with eight shot overnight

Eight people were shot in New York City overnight as gun violence continues to surge in the Big Apple ahead of the summer, police said Sunday.

Just before midnight, three young men were shot at the corner of East 171st Street and Washington Avenue in the Bronx’s Claremont neighborhood, police said. An 18-year-old and 19-year-old were both shot in their legs, and a 23-year-old was shot in the left shoulder, cops said. The 19-year-old man was taken to Lincoln Hospital via private means, and the other two victims were rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital by medics, according to police.