Two women were shot in separate incidents near the route of the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon, adding to the day’s violence, law-enforcement sources said.
The first shooting happened around 4 p.m. near 798 Nostrand Ave. in Crown Heights, when a woman was shot in the leg, according to sources.
“There were a bunch of people fighting at the top of the block. … And then all of the sudden, you hear, ‘Pop, pop,’” said a witness named Edward.
Pictures showed cops taking someone into custody at the scene.
Another woman was then shot in the leg in a separate shooting at the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue, also in Crown Heights, just a little after 4 p.m, sources said.
Cops are still looking for the shooter in the second blasting, according to sources.
The bullets flew as four people were stabbed hours earlier, just before the parade was to start, near Carroll Street and Utica Avenue in the neighborhood.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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