How to only damage once with client AI

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I am controlling my NPC with only client scripts but when damaging it’s target, it would fire the damage event multiple times depending on how many players are in the game because every player would own the script.

Is there anyway to fix this?

Client AI:

local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Remotes = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Remotes")

local character = script.Parent.Parent
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local HumanoidRootPart = character:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")

local Animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")

local Enemies = workspace:WaitForChild("Enemies")

local attackAnim = script:WaitForChild("AttackAnimations")

local target = nil

local seeDistance = 1000
local maxHeightDistance = 20

local damage = 4

local attackCooldown = 0.5
local attackCurrentTime = attackCooldown

local function GetNearestTarget()
	local nearestDistance = seeDistance
	local nearestTarget = nil

	for i,v in Enemies:GetChildren() do
		if v:IsA("Model") and v.PrimaryPart then
			local charHumanoid = v:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
			local distanceVector = (HumanoidRootPart.Position - v.PrimaryPart.Position)
			local distance = distanceVector.Magnitude
			local heightDistance = math.abs(distanceVector.Y)

			if charHumanoid and charHumanoid.Health > 0 and distance < nearestDistance and heightDistance <= maxHeightDistance then
				nearestDistance = distance
				nearestTarget = v
			end
		end
	end

	target = nearestTarget
end

local function GoToTarget()
	if target and target.PrimaryPart then
		humanoid:MoveTo(target.PrimaryPart.Position)
	end
end

local function DamageTarget()
	if target then
		local targetHumanoid = target:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")

		if targetHumanoid and targetHumanoid.Health > 0 then
			Remotes.DamageHumanoid:FireServer(targetHumanoid, damage)
		end
	end
end

local function PlayAttackAnimation()
	local track = Animator:LoadAnimation(attackAnim)
	track:Play()

	track.Stopped:Connect(function()
		DamageTarget()
	end)
end

local function Attack()
	if target and tick() - attackCurrentTime >= attackCooldown then
		attackCurrentTime = tick()
		PlayAttackAnimation()
	end
end

while true do
	coroutine.wrap(function()
		GetNearestTarget()
		GoToTarget()
		Attack()
	end)()

	task.wait(0.1)
end

Server Damage Script:

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local Remotes = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Remotes")

Remotes.DamageHumanoid.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, humanoid, damage)
	if humanoid then
		humanoid:TakeDamage(damage)
	end
end)
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