Man shot at Golden Gardens had his member out before being shot, I’m unsure if he’s alive or dead. Wishing the best for everyone affected by this.

I was 50 feet away from the shooting, here’s what I saw and didn’t see.

There was a group of 6-8 men total all shouting and incensed, walking quickly in my direction. One man wearing a white/cream shirt and shorts took his shorts down and let his member out, wagging it around in a deliberate way, and hollering. Everyone was agitated.

Then the assailant was wearing a cream shirt and a puffy black jacket. He was walking maybe 5 feet in front of the man in the white shirt and shorts, walking away from him but turning around to interact with him while he kept moving away from him, in my direction. I saw him take a pistol out of his shorts, I got up and started running away towards Little Coney. I did not see, but I heard 4-5 shots pop off in quick succession. I ducked between cars and stopped moving. I saw another man from the group running down the parking lot toward Coney filming, he vocalized and sounded distressed and afraid.

I walked a bit further towards my car and crouched down behind the front of a car on the sidewalk/beach side when I saw the assailant running in the direction of Coney down the middle of the parking lot. I saw him run past me through the windshield of the car I was hiding behind. I stayed crouched and in place for a few more minutes.

I got up and looked back at the man who was shot. There were 10ish people, many women, panicking around him. To me it looked like a family who had been having a cookout at the beach. I’m not sure if that’s true or not, but that’s how my brain processed what I saw. He was laying on the ground with blood soaking his chest. I am unsure if he is alive or dead.

I didn’t see the shots leave the gun, and I didn’t see them land. But it’s clear the man was shot and likely from within 10-20 feet. I imagine more than one shot landed. I’m unsure if it’s gang related or not. I know nothing about the people involved or their motivations.

I talked to people on the scene after. A woman saw 3 men including the assailant shouting “get into the car! get into the car!” referring to a black Mercedes. They peeled out of the parking lot and headed south. Cops started arriving 5 minutes later, probably 12 cop cars or more, and eventually an ambulance about 10 minutes after shots fired.

I hope everyone involved has all the support they need.