NEW YORK, CMC—The annual West Indian American Day Carnival Parade on Monday was marred by a taking pictures incident virtually on the finish of the parade route, the New York Police Division (NYPD) mentioned.
The NYPD mentioned no less than 5 individuals had been shot and wounded.
“This was not random; this was an intentional act,” mentioned Chief of Patrol John Chell, including that the suspected gunman stood on a concrete divider on Japanese Parkway and fired a number of pictures into the group of close by spectators.
The NYPD recognized the victims, listed as in steady situation, solely as a 69-year-old girl who was shot within the again proper shoulder; a 64-year-old man who was shot in the best arm; a 36-year-old man who was shot within the head; a 25-year-old man who was shot within the stomach; and a 16-year-old male who was shot within the left arm.
The NYPD mentioned the gunman, believed to be in his 20s, fled the scene on foot and continues to be at massive.
United States Home of Representatives Democratic Chief Hakeem Jeffries, who represents Crown Heights, mentioned he was “saddened and horrified” by the taking pictures.
“My prayers are with the victims and their households throughout this tough time. The parade is an exquisite show of tradition and group that I’ve been honored to attend through the years, together with this yr. Each American ought to have the ability to have fun their heritage with out the specter of gun violence.
“Nobody in Brooklyn, New York, or America is protected till we get weapons of conflict off our streets. America can’t be the most effective model of herself till we crush the scourge of gun violence as soon as and for all,” he added.
Nevertheless, many spectators and masqueraders had been unaware of the taking pictures that quickly disrupted part of the large celebration in picture-perfect climate as hundreds of thousands converged on Brooklyn’s Japanese Parkway for the huge spectacle.
The West Indian American Day Carnival Affiliation (WIADCA), the organizer of the large carnival, mentioned over three million spectators, largely behind police barricades, participated within the 57th yr of Caribbean tradition, delicacies, mas, and metal band music.
Trinidadian Simone Knutt mentioned she was having the time of her life, enjoying “Gem” with Sherzelle Productions’s “Kaleidoscope: A Pageant of Colours” whereas one other Trinidadian, Shanel Clarence, performed “Day Break” with Sherzelle Productions.
Sisters Jasmine and Elizabeth Baltazar and their buddy Shivonne Brown mentioned they had been representing the Garifuna tradition and enjoying mas for the primary time with Skymaxx Mas.
Vincentians Celia Homer and Arlene Pierre performed with perennial winners Sesame Flyers. “We all the time play with them,” mentioned Homer, as Pierre mentioned, “Great!”
Trinidadian band chief Edwin Worrell mentioned his Branches Productions collaborated with Deck Productions and Mango Tree Productions in producing “A Contact of Class.”
Worrell mentioned the portrayal stemmed from a dialog together with her Trinidadian-born aunt, Anna Worrell.
Haitian-born Kess Occena represented the Carnival Affiliation in Queens Village, Queens, whereas Barbadian Patrick Prescott mentioned he has been enjoying with D’Midas Worldwide for the previous 14 years.
Jamaican Hillary Williams portrayed “Queen of the Finest” for Brooklyn’s Huge Boys Productions.
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