Gunfire at the West Indian Day Parade in Crown Heights wounded seven people in four separate incidents near Eastern Parkway; all are expected to survive. Police say the first shooting occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. just after the parade's final float passed, and a man was arrested in connection with a shooting that injured a 53-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman. Public Advocate Jumaane Williams urged limiting access to weapons to prevent such violence. Pastor Gilford Monrose condemned those who brought weapons, calling the attacks terrorism against a beloved community. The NYPD noted a tough end to the weekend but pointed to low citywide gun-violence levels year to date.
Brooklyn leaders and elected officials are condemning the gun violence that marred the close of the West Indian Day Parade on Monday, urging stronger measures to prevent similar incidents at future city events. "After a day of celebration for the community and city, the plague of gun violence struck," Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said Tuesday. "The best way to prevent that violence is to stop someone from picking up a gun in the first place, in part by strongly limiting access to these weapons of war."
According to the NYPD, seven people were wounded in four separate incidents near the parade route along Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. All are expected to survive. Police said the first shooting happened shortly after 5:30 p.m., just after the parade's final float had passed. A man was arrested in connection with a shooting that injured a 53-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman.
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