One male victim was shot in the head, another was hit in the torso, and a third man was wounded in the arm.
Brooklyn’s vibrant West Indian Day Parade erupted into bloodshed on Monday after a lone man opened fire into a crowd, injuring five people, according to authorities. The shooter, in what police described as a «deliberate act», targeted the crowd on the 300 block of Eastern Parkway around 2:35 p.m. as the lively celebration of Caribbean culture was in progress.
«I’m crying over this, it’s so terrible. How can someone have the heart to fire a gun around so many people – babies, children, the elderly», said one parade goer Jalissa Bailey, who was near the shooting scene. Police stated that the shooting was «not random» and an investigation has been launched.
Bloodshed at Parade
» I know this parade has a history of violence, but things have been peaceful in recent years, and we got to hoping that there was enough security in place that maybe that was over with», Bailey added.
«Today one person intentionally going after a group of people tried to ruin the day for everybody», Chief of Patrol John Chell said.
One male victim was shot in the head, another was hit in the torso, and a third man was wounded in the arm.
