Overview
- Pre-dawn violence near Utica Avenue and Carroll Street left three men stabbed and a fourth slashed, with victims taken to Kings County Hospital and police launching a manhunt for a single suspect.
- Separate afternoon shootings near Nostrand Avenue and Eastern Parkway wounded three people and led to one person of interest being taken into custody and a firearm recovered.
- City and NYPD officials had deployed one of the year’s largest security operations with thousands of officers, 13 magnetometer entry points, drones, aviation and specialized units and moved the parade end time earlier to 5:30 p.m. as a safety measure.
- Despite heavy screening, road closures and visible police lines, the parade proceeded on Eastern Parkway under sustained security while investigators worked multiple crime scenes and collected witness accounts.
- The incidents leave organizers and city agencies facing scrutiny over whether current policing and crowd‑control measures can prevent recurring violence at a festival that draws hundreds of thousands of revelers and will likely prompt further reviews of security and public‑safety tactics.