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Three people were shot and a man was grazed near the West Indian Day Parade route in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, prompting tighter police security with checkpoints and bag restrictions; one suspect was taken into custody near Nostrand Avenue and St. John's Place, as the day’s violence followed early J'Ouvert stabbings and authorities tried to curb parade-related violence.
Five people were stabbed or slashed in Crown Heights before the West Indian Day Parade kicked off, including a 32-year-old and a 23-year-old stabbed in the neck, a 36-year-old stabbed in the face, and a 20-year-old slashed in the chin near Carroll Street and Utica Avenue; a separate 25-year-old was slashed near Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue. All victims were transported to hospitals and listed as stable, with no arrests reported. Thousands of NYPD officers will be deployed for the event, which is scheduled to shut down at 5:30 p.m. due to violence in past years.
During the West Indian Day Parade in Crown Heights, four separate incidents resulted in six people being shot and one slashed, marking a violent end to a largely peaceful celebration, with police investigating multiple shootings and a stabbing.
The New York Caribbean Festival, also known as the West Indian Day Parade, is expected to attract nearly 2 million people to Brooklyn. The festival includes J'Ouvert celebrations that began on Sunday night and is reported to be one of the safest years on record according to the NYPD. Special live coverage of the parade can be watched on PIX11 and PIX11.com.
The NYPD has delivered "ceasefire" warnings to 40 gang members in Brooklyn ahead of the West Indian American Day parade and J'Ouvert festival in an effort to curb violence during the annual festivities. The warnings were sent out as part of the department's strategy to mitigate violence in Crown Heights, which has historically been overshadowed by crime during the celebrations. In addition to the warnings, the NYPD will deploy light towers, drones, and special aircraft to monitor large gatherings, while thousands of uniformed and undercover officers will patrol the city. The goal is to ensure a safe and celebratory weekend with minimal enforcement.