One Killed During Caribbean Carnival Parade In New York

NEW YORK CITY, New York CMC – At least one person was shot and killed and four others were injured, during the West Indian American Carnival Parade on Monday, police said.

Police said, 55-year-old Michael Sampson was shot in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn and that a suspect had been taken into custody.

The suspect is also linked to the shooting and wounding of two other people.

New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner, William Bratton, said, he had deployed more than 4,000 police officers to keep the peace along the two and a half mile parade route.

The parade was attended by hundreds of Caribbean nationals residing in the United States, who despite the sweltering heat and humidity, converged on Eastern Parkway for what is considered the largest carnival parade in North America.