Five people were shot as a result of a dispute as thousands celebrated West Indian American Day in Brooklyn on Monday, according to police.
A high-ranking law enforcement source at the scene near Eastern Parkway and Franklin Avenue said that a gunman stood up on a parade barrier on the north side of Eastern Parkway service road and opened fire into the crowd. An NYPD spokesperson told NBC New York that the annual parade, one of the world’s largest gatherings of the Caribbean diaspora, doesn’t appear to be the target of the shooting that left at least two people in critical condition.
We do not by no means have an active shooting or anything of that nature running around Eastern Parkway as we speak,” NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said, adding that the parade will continue through the night with heavy police presence. Top NYPD brass, Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul were among those attending the parade on Monday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was also marching in the parade at the time and completed the route.
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