Multiple shootings and one slashing occurred along Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn in the hours after the West Indian Day Parade ended. The first shots were reported around 5:37 p.m. near 1098 Eastern Parkway. Victims included a man in his 20s (shot in the leg), a woman in her 40s (grazed in the lower back), two men hit in the shoulder, a 53-year-old man shot in the neck and leg in critical condition, and a 14-year-old boy shot in the hand and back. Most victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to Kings County Hospital or arrived separately.
BROOKLYN, NY - What began as a vibrant celebration of Caribbean culture in Brooklyn ended in violence Monday evening, when at least six people were shot along the West Indian Day Parade route, according to authorities. The first shots rang out around 5:37 p.m., while crowds were still lingering in the streets after the parade had ended, officials said. The shooting occurred near 1098 Eastern Parkway, between Schenectady and Utica Avenues.
A man in his 20s was shot in the leg, and a woman in her 40s was grazed by a bullet in the lower back, according to police. Both were rushed to Kings County Hospital in stable condition. Less than an hour later, at approximately 6:12 p.m., officers responded to a report of a slashing at Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue, police added. He declined medical attention at the scene and was uncooperative with investigators, reports said.
At 6:46 p.m., gunfire erupted again near Classon Avenue and Eastern Parkway, where two men, a 36-year-old and a 21-year-old, were struck in the shoulder. One victim was taken by ambulance to Kings County Hospital, while the other arrived by private vehicle, officials said. At around 6:55 p.m., a 53-year-old man was shot in both the neck and leg outside Yard Pot Restaurant and Bakery on Nostrand Avenue near Sterling Street. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
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