NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Five people were shot, including a 6-year-old boy, early Monday in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Gunfire erupted as pre-dawn celebrations were underway for the West Indian Day Parade, which is supposed to be virtual this year.
Neighbors said a large group was celebrating J’Ouvert with a DJ at the corner of Crown Street and Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights. Shortly before 3 a.m., someone opened fire.
Exclusive surveillance video shows the crowd ducking and running for cover.
Police said three men, a 47-year-old mother and her 6-year-old son were shot, but they’re all expected to recover.
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A neighbor told CBS2 the woman and child had stopped by to check on her older daughter, who was attending the party.
“Only reason she was over here was because her daughter wasn’t answering the phone. After she spoke to her daughter, they were walking right here, and that’s when three shots went off,” the neighbor said. “I saw the little boy on the floor full of blood, and I ran.”
Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison said police believe the shooting was gang related.
Investigators took two people into custody and recovered two guns from the scene. So far, no charges have been filed.
“That fact is, in our city, a 6-year-old, a 10-year-old, a 100-year-old shouldn’t be shot, period,” Crown Heights resident Sam Stern said.
Large-scale J’Ouvert festivities were not permitted this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the West Indian Day Parade was also cancelled. Instead, organizers encouraged people to celebrate virtually.
“People did take advantage of this historic event and were out here engaging and having a good time,” said Harrison. “I’m sure you understand that the 6-year-old was not the intended target, but we’re still trying to find out exactly what happened.”
The NYPD set up light towers and increased both its uniform and undercover presence in the area, but that didn’t stop hundreds from taking to Eastern Parkway.
“People were still coming out,” one man said.
“It’s really dumb, it’s real dumb. They wake me up last night because so many in the street and a lot of noise,” a woman added. “They should stay in bed instead of being on the street, because of what’s going on and they have to protect themselves.”
Preliminary numbers show there were 17 shootings with 17 victims, including three fatalities, over the holiday weekend.
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