1 dead after shooting at NYC’s West Indian Day Parade

NEW YORK — One person was killed and four others were hurt in a shooting Monday at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn. 
Police said 25-year-old Denzel A. Chan, of Texas, was shot in the abdomen. He later died of his injuries. 
Shots rang out when a gunman “fired his weapon numerous times into a crowd” in Crown Heights, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said. 
Police said a 69-year-old woman was shot in the back shoulder, a 64-year-old man was shot in the right arm, a 26-year-old man was shot in the head and a 16-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his left arm. All of the victims were transported to Kings County Hospital.
The NYPD is still searching for the suspect, who is described as 6-foot with a slim build, and last seen wearing a bandana over his face and a brown shirt splattered with paint. The suspect is believed to be in his 20s.
The shooting happened at around 1:45 p.m. on a sidewalk near Eastern Parkway between Classon and Franklin avenues.
“This was an intentional act by one person towards a group of people. We do not, by no means, have any active shooter or anything of that nature running around Eastern Parkway as we speak. The parade is going on. It will go on until later on tonight,” Chell said. 
The parade is a Labor Day tradition in Brooklyn and considered one of the borough’s biggest events of the year. It was not disrupted by the shooting.
A vendor named Delroy said he jumped behind a parked car and called 911.
“I called and said, ‘NYPD, gunshots, Eastern Parkway, right here behind that vehicle,'” Delroy said.
“It was literally 10 feet away from us. Everybody was bobbing. The next thing you know, you heard shots and somebody was slumped on the ground,” vendor Herb Nelson said.
Parade goers told CBS News New York they won’t let the violence overshadow the meaning of the day.
“Enjoying yourself, having a good time. Love each other. Have a good time,” one person said.
“The cops handled it really good. They got here really fast,” Nelson added.
Mayor Eric Adams released a joint statement with the West Indian American Day Carnival Association late Monday night, saying more needs to be done to combat gun violence in the city. 
Anyone with any information on the shooting is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.