Adams praised the NYPD’s handling of Brooklyn’s annual West Indian American Day Parade the day prior despite a mass shooting on the parade route that wounded five people—describing the incident as just one “nut” with a gun.
Mayor Eric Adams lauded the NYPD’s handling of this year’s West Indian Day Parade even after a gunman shot five people, killing one.despite a mass shooting on the parade route that wounded five people
Mayor Eric Adams marching at the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn on Sept. 2, 2024, hours before a gunman shot five people along the Eastern Parkway parade route.However, the mayor said his administration “always evaluates” its security measures following the annual parade. His chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, added that there will be an “assessment” of what—if anything—the city could have done differently.
A surveillance drone is used by a New York Police Department officer during the annual West Indian American Day parade in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., September 2, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
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