Three shot, three stabbed, one critically, before and during Brooklyn J'Ouvert celebration

John Annese and Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News on Sep 7, 2026

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NEW YORK — Three people were shot and three people were stabbed and wounded, one critically, in Brooklyn on Monday leading up to and during the borough’s annual J’Ouvert and West Indian Day celebrations.

A 37-year-old woman was shot in the leg and a 19-year-old man suffered graze wounds to both legs in a shooting near Nostrand Ave. and Eastern Parkway around 4:07 p.m., cops said. One person was arrested and a firearm was recovered at the scene, police said.

In a separate shooting just moments before, a 24-year-old man was shot in the buttocks near Kingston Ave. and Eastern Parkway, around 4:02 p.m., according to authorities. Police are looking for two men, one wearing a gray shirt and one wearing a white shirt, in connection with that shooting.

Medics transported all three shooting victims to Kings County Hospital in stable condition.

In the lead-up to the parade, a 36-year-old man was stabbed in the face and two men, ages 23 and 32, were stabbed in the neck near Utica Ave. and Carroll St. in Crown Heights about 5:45 a.m., police said.

Medics took all three to Kings County Hospital, where the older man was listed in critical condition. The younger two men were in stable condition.

Cops have made no arrests.

The stabbing happened just a few minutes before J’Ouvert officially started at 6 a.m.

The annual festivities draw throngs to Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights to dance, eat, and celebrate Caribbean culture for Carnival. But in some recent years the revelries have been tarnished by shootings and stabbings.

On Friday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced they’re ending the West Indian Day Parade, which starts at 11 a.m., a half hour early to try to prevent violence.

“In the past this parade has been accompanied by unacceptable violence, making it difficult for New Yorkers to celebrate joyfully and safely,” Mamdani said Friday.

“That is why City Hall’s Office of Community Safety, the NYPD and our partners in the crisis management system have developed a comprehensive security plan to ensure that this year’s West Indian Day Parade and J’Ouvert can run smoothly and safely.”

Last year, six people were shot and wounded in three separate incidents and one person was slashed as the celebration wound down for the evening, according to cops. In 2024, a gunman jumped a barricade during the parade and wildly opened fire, wounding a 16-year-old gang rival and striking four others, killing a 25-year-old man.