Two Brooklyn men are facing attempted murder charges after a July 4 mass shooting in Coney Island wounded eight people — four of them children — and killed a puppy belonging to the youngest victim.
The Brooklyn district attorney’s office identified the men as Robert Smith, 44, and Kevin Blunt, 44, both Coney Island residents. Their attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The pair stand accused in connection with the shooting at a family barbecue in the courtyard of a residential building near Surf Avenue and West 30th Street around 10:30 p.m. on July 4…