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Two people fatally shot at J'ouvert carnival in New York, police say Two people fatally shot at J'ouvert carnival in New York, police say
(about 5 hours later)
Two people were shot to death Monday at a carnival celebrating Caribbean culture in the hours before the city’s annual West Indian Day parade.Two people were shot to death Monday at a carnival celebrating Caribbean culture in the hours before the city’s annual West Indian Day parade.
The bloodshed came amid unprecedented precautions taken by police to ensure safety at an event routinely marred by violence and a year after an aide to the governor was killed by a stray bullet. Police say 17-year-old Tyreke Borel was shot in the chest around 4am Monday and 22-year-old Tiarah Poyau was shot in the face a short distance away around 4.15am. No arrests have been made.
A male in his late teens or early 20s was shot in the chest at around 3.50am Monday in Brooklyn during J’ouvert, the New York police department said. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. A 66-year-old woman was also shot in the hand and the arm at the same location and was taken to a hospital in stable condition, police said. Police say they’re investigating whether the shootings are related.
A 66-year-old woman was shot in the hand and the arm at the same location and was taken to a hospital in stable condition, police said.
About 25 minutes later, a 22-year-old woman was shot in the head just a block away, police said. She died at a hospital.
Police say they’re investigating whether the shootings are related.
A woman was also stabbed in the area, but police said she refused medical attention.A woman was also stabbed in the area, but police said she refused medical attention.
The bloodshed came amid unprecedented precautions taken by police to ensure safety at an event routinely marred by violence and a year after an aide to the governor was killed by a stray bullet.
The NYPD had planned to double the number of officers patrolling the neighborhood where a procession of steel drums and costumed revelers was set to kick off at 4am for J’ouvert. The department also added 42 new security cameras to watch over an estimated 250,000 revelers and illuminated this year’s celebration with 200 light towers. For the first time, organizers of the parade were required to get a permit.The NYPD had planned to double the number of officers patrolling the neighborhood where a procession of steel drums and costumed revelers was set to kick off at 4am for J’ouvert. The department also added 42 new security cameras to watch over an estimated 250,000 revelers and illuminated this year’s celebration with 200 light towers. For the first time, organizers of the parade were required to get a permit.
Police, in conjunction with community groups, also distributed fliers with a blunt message.Police, in conjunction with community groups, also distributed fliers with a blunt message.
“This community will no longer tolerate this violence. Do not shoot anyone. Do not stab anyone,” the leaflets said.“This community will no longer tolerate this violence. Do not shoot anyone. Do not stab anyone,” the leaflets said.
The changes come a year after Carey Gabay, a 43-year-old lawyer who had worked for Governor Andrew Cuomo and was deputy counsel of the state’s economic development agency, was shot in the head as two street gangs exchanged gunshots during J’ouvert festivities.The changes come a year after Carey Gabay, a 43-year-old lawyer who had worked for Governor Andrew Cuomo and was deputy counsel of the state’s economic development agency, was shot in the head as two street gangs exchanged gunshots during J’ouvert festivities.
Earlier the same morning, a Bronx man, Denentro Josiah, was stabbed to death during festivities.Earlier the same morning, a Bronx man, Denentro Josiah, was stabbed to death during festivities.
In 2014, a man was fatally shot and two people wounded during the celebration.In 2014, a man was fatally shot and two people wounded during the celebration.
Organizers say the early morning festivities that led to what is now J’ouvert started in the 1980s.Organizers say the early morning festivities that led to what is now J’ouvert started in the 1980s.
The tradition originated in the Caribbean and is celebrated in several North American cities with West Indian communities, including Boston and Toronto.The tradition originated in the Caribbean and is celebrated in several North American cities with West Indian communities, including Boston and Toronto.
The name, J’ouvert, means daybreak, put together from the French words “jour” and “ouvert”.The name, J’ouvert, means daybreak, put together from the French words “jour” and “ouvert”.
City officials and community organizers have long chafed at the perception that J’ouvert, and the even larger West Indian Day American Day parade that follows hours later, are intrinsically hospitable to violence.City officials and community organizers have long chafed at the perception that J’ouvert, and the even larger West Indian Day American Day parade that follows hours later, are intrinsically hospitable to violence.