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5 people shot at New York’s West Indian American Day Parade, police say

Five people were shot Monday at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, police said. It’s the latest instance of violence marring one of the world’s largest annual celebrations of Caribbean culture. A gunman targeting a specific group of people opened fire along the parade route in Brooklyn around 2:35 p.m., NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said. The parade had kicked off hours earlier, with thousands of revellers dancing and marching down Eastern Parkway, a main thoroughfare through the borough. It was expected to continue into the night.

Two people were critically wounded, Chell said. The three other victims are expected to survive their injuries, he said. The gunman fled. “This was not random,” Chell said. “This was an intentional act by one person towards a group of people. We do not by no means have any active shooter or anything of that nature running around Eastern Parkway as we speak. The parade is going on and will go on until later on tonight.” An Associated Press videographer who was nearby when the shots rang out saw at least two people being treated next for what appeared to be wounds to the face and arm.

Police cordoned off an area adjacent to the parade route, where they had placed crime scene markers. The parade continued flowing past as officers were seen bagging items. Chell asked that bystanders provide police with any video footage they may have recorded of the shooting. “We need that video,” Chell said. “We are going to solve this, but it’s going to take a lot of work.” Some people attending the parade were shaken by the violence. In 2016, two people were killed and several others were wounded near the parade route. The year before, Carey Gabay, an aide to then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo was shot in the head during pre-parade festivities. He died nine days later.

BeatDball

De bwoys in the barber shop involved?

It has become a tradition at that Carnival, some young man just destroyed other people's life and his own. However, it could be that one of the victims did something unbearable to the shooter in the pass.

During mayor Giuliani's tenure, the parade was violence free! Of course, according to some, he was waysist! Listen fools, a blue city is always one of violence, litter, disorder & chaos. Me seh suh.

In reply to sgtdjones

In reply to googley Rum quick & Google 'shootings in Chicago this weekend!'

In reply to googley

Americas safest large city like its returning to the early 90's

In reply to sgtdjones

Same thing every year, as rival gang members both current and past search for each other among the crowd at each West Indian Day Carnival. Some even looking for “friends” who might have done them wrong years ago. Famous slogan, “A long time mi a look fi u enuh”.

In reply to Slipfeeler Fielding at Slips, you have to be quick! What happened during the last Republican admin? Why were there zero incidents at the WI Labor day carnival????????????????????

In reply to BeatDball

It that the period during which the Hasidic Jews used to 'patrol' their Crown Heights neighborhood?

In reply to BeatDball

Back in the days including the ‘80s crime and violence was rampant in New York until Rudy Giuliani took a hold on crime, nothing political at that time, since then crime has trended downwards in New York.

In reply to Slipfeeler I'm axing, why? How?

In reply to BeatDball

In reply to StumpCam Outliers in the effort to bring down crime, wouldn't you say?