Six people were shot during the West Indian Day Festival parade in New York City.
Up to a million people were expected to attend the parade through the streets of Brooklyn.
On Monday afternoon, gunshots rang out in the 300 block of Eastern Parkway, prompting a frantic response from onlookers.
One victim is known to have been shot in the head, another in the shoulder and a third in the wrist. The New York Post reported.
At least six people were shot during the West Indian Day Festival parade in New York City
Up to a million people were expected to attend the parade through the city streets.
The West Indian Day Parade is a carnival celebration of West Indian culture and is held annually on the first Monday in September.
In 2016, two people were shot dead during pre-parade celebrations.
Two people also tragically died in preparations for the 2015 parade.
During the parade, attendees march from Empire Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue, to Nostrand Avenue and Rutland Road.
New York Attorney General Letitia James was on hand Monday and later wrote on X: ‘It was a beautiful day for the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn!
“I had a great time celebrating our Caribbean communities and all they bring to our state.”
One victim is known to have been shot in the head, another in the shoulder and a third in the wrist.
On Monday afternoon, gunshots rang out in the 300 block of Eastern Parkway, prompting a frantic response from onlookers.
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