Overview

• The 58th West Indian Day Parade drew hundreds of thousands along Eastern Parkway under the NYPD’s largest deployment of the year, with 13 checkpoints, handheld metal detectors, drones, helicopters, and double-row barricades.
• Between about 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., four separate incidents near the route left at least six people shot and one man slashed, including a 53-year-old initially listed in critical condition and others treated at Kings County Hospital.
• Police detained a person of interest in the Nostrand Avenue and Sterling Street shooting, and the wider investigation into the evening’s attacks remains active.
• Outlets differ on the total wounded, with some reporting seven people shot after a later incident and one slashing, and local reporting says a 31-year-old was charged with weapon possession in one case.
• The day began with a peaceful J’Ouvert and featured a prominent political presence from the mayor, governor, and all four mayoral candidates, as officials noted last year’s fatal parade shooting remains unsolved.