Shootings, Stabbings After Brooklyn Parade Amid NYPD's Largest Deployment

"Violence broke out Monday night after the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York. Newsweek has contacted New York City Mayor Eric Adams' office for comment via email after office hours on Monday. The New York Police Department ( NYPD) said at least five people were shot and two others were slashed in separate incidents on or near Eastern Parkway within a two-hour span."

"NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said thousands of officers were deployed along the nearly two-mile route, supported by helicopters, drones and barricades designed to separate marchers from spectators. Tisch noted it was the department's largest security deployment of the year, with more officers assigned than for New Year's Eve in Times Square or the July Fourth fireworks on the East River."

"The disturbances also come as President Donald Trump has made a crackdown on crime, especially in major cities, a cornerstone policy of his second term. His push on what he characterizes as lawlessness began last month with the declaration of a "crime emergency" in Washington, D.C., and the temporary federal takeover of the city's police powers. The scope has now expanded to Democrat-led cities and states, pitting the administration against local officials who view this as unnecessary and an example of executive overreach."

Violence broke out Monday night after the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn, with the NYPD saying at least five people were shot and two others slashed in separate incidents on or near Eastern Parkway within a two-hour span. Thousands of officers were deployed along the nearly two-mile route, supported by helicopters, drones and barricades to separate marchers from spectators, marking the department's largest security deployment of the year. Most shooting victims were reported in stable condition, including a 14-year-old. The slashings occurred around 6 p.m.; one victim was hospitalized and another declined treatment. No arrests have been made. Tensions over federal crime measures in major cities have intensified.

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