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Weekend Wave Of Gun Violence In New York City Continues: Men Fatally Shot In Brooklyn, Queens, NYPD Says

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- New York City's deadly and violent weekend continued Sunday morning when police reported at least 12 more people were shot since late the night before.

A 27-year-old-man was shot and killed in Coney Island at around 2 a.m., CBS2's Christina Fan reported. Police also said a 34-year-old man was shot around 7 a.m. in Queens. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

LINK: Tracking Shootings In New York City

There were at least eight shootings since 10 p.m. Saturday, adding to the wave of gun violence under investigation by the NYPD.

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Earlier on Saturday night, a park in Queens Village was turned into a crime scene as police investigated the deadly shooting of a 33-year-old man. A clerk inside a deli across the street said he heard gunshots and ran to lock the door.

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"I feel not safe. I feel very unsafe, so I have to move [from] this area," deli worker Zeeshan Mughal told CBS2's Cory James.

That was one of several shootings throughout the city Saturday.

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