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Shooting at party in Brooklyn
A 6-year-old boy was among several people were shot at a cookout that lasted into the early hours. He has been released from a hospital. Shootings in the city have spiked in recent months.
NEW YORK - It was a bloody start to Labor Day in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. The NYPD said five people were shot in the area of Nostrand Avenue and Crown Street just before 3 a.m. They were at a cookout that was continuing overnight.
A 6-year-old boy was among the victims. Three men and a woman were also shot. All of the victims were expected to survive. The boy was released from the hospital on Monday night.
Police arrested two people on Monday; one is a 15-year-old. Charges are pending, police said.
Chief Terence Monahan tweeted that two guns were also recovered as part of the investigation.
The NYPD has a larger than normal police presence in Brooklyn due to violence that usually increases around the annual J'Ouvert festival and West Indian Day Parade.
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More shootings in NYC
Five people were shot in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, at a cookout that lasted late into the night. The NYPD arrested two suspects.
Both events were celebrated virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. That didn't stop a large number of people being on the streets late Sunday night.
These shootings are part of a disturbing trend in the city this summer. Shootings in New York City are up 166% and murders are up 47% compared to August 2019. Shootings and murders have risen dramatically for months across the city.
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5 people shot in Brooklyn
A 6-year-old boy was among the victims in a mass shooting in Brooklyn early Monday morning.