Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

NYPD Arrests Person of Interest After Brooklyn Parade Shootings

9/9/2026

27 6 Full Breakdown

Summary

Mayor Mamdani Leads

Mayor Zohran Mamdani served as grand marshal of the Brooklyn West Indian Day Parade on Labor Day.
The NYPD deployed officers, barricades, drones and checkpoints to secure the route.
Haitian groups marched while confronting loss of protected status for 350,000 Haitians after a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling.
Natalie Lafontant’s Lespri Ayiti troupe of about 180 members marched despite lacking float sponsors.

Summary

Police Respond

A man was shot near 800 Nostrand Avenue at 4:02 p.m.
Police took a person of interest into custody shortly after the shooting.
Minutes later, gunfire near Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue wounded a man and a woman.
Stabbings at Utica Avenue and Carroll Street injured three men aged 23, 32, and 36.
Investigators seek one suspect for all three pre-parade stabbings, with no arrests made.

History

Historical Context

On August 19-21 1991, a driver who ran a red light after following Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s motorcade killed a toddler, sparking rioting in Crown Heights that injured 152 officers. The unrest helped defeat Mayor David Dinkins in 1993 and prompted police-oversight reforms, a legacy echoed today as a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling ending Haitian status fuels debate over the Brooklyn parade.

1 of 3

Mayor Mamdani Leads

Mayor Zohran Mamdani served as grand marshal of the Brooklyn West Indian Day Parade on Labor Day.
The NYPD deployed officers, barricades, drones and checkpoints to secure the route.
Haitian groups marched while confronting loss of protected status for 350,000 Haitians after a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling.
Natalie Lafontant’s Lespri Ayiti troupe of about 180 members marched despite lacking float sponsors.

1 / 3