Overview
- Police found three stabbed men near Carroll Street and Utica Avenue in Crown Heights in the pre-dawn hours, and officers brought the victims to Kings County Hospital for treatment.
- A 32-year-old and a 23-year-old suffered neck wounds and a 36-year-old was stabbed in the face, with the 32-year-old in critical condition and the other two listed as stable.
- No arrests have been reported and investigators described a suspect seen wearing gray jeans and a dark T-shirt who fled the scene, with the probe ongoing.
- The NYPD has deployed thousands of officers for J'Ouvert and the West Indian American Day Parade and said the planned 5:30 p.m. shutdown will proceed as announced.
- Video and images from the scene circulated publicly on Monday, intensifying public concern and underscoring why authorities tightened security after violent incidents at past parades.