7 Hurt As Shots Ring Out In Morningside Park

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Hundreds of people were sent running late Saturday when shots rang out in Morningside Park, leaving several people hurt.

Police said hundreds turned out for a barbecue around 10 p.m. Saturday in Morningside Park at 116th Street. Police were called for crowd control.

When officers arrived, they were trying to disperse the crowd when the shots rang out, police said.

Seven people were injured. Officials told 1010 WINS the injured people all suffered gunshots.

Five people were shot near the vicinity of the park, while the other two were shot two blocks away, police said.

Five were taken to Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital, while patients also walked into NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem and NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, police said.

There was no word on suspects Sunday morning.