The annual Labor Day Parade, or J’Ouvert festival, is a celebration of Caribbean culture that stretches down Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. So I ducked to the ground but I didn’t know I was hit.
Advertisement
Boyce said Poyau, who was shot in the head, was a student at St. John’s University and was “a stellar person”.
According to police, Regenald Moise, 20, of Brooklyn, was charged with 2nd-degree murder, 2nd-degree criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment in the slaying of Poyau. There was no immediate information on an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
A 17-year-old boy, Tyreke Borel, was also killed in a separate shooting about a block away.
J’Ouvert has been marred by deadly incidents in the past, including the fatal shooting of Carey Gabay, aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, last year.
The violence erupted despite an expanded police presence at the festivities leading up to the West Indian Day Parade.
Shootings were down 3.5 percent compared to last summer, as were most other crimes including robbery and auto theft, officials announced at a news conference at police headquarters in One Police Plaza. “It’s an event that’s very important to the community and about a quarter million people came”.
“When we take a look at the summer. what we saw was the lowest in terms of overall index crimes for those summer months that we have ever seen in the CompStat era, down about 5.6 percent”, said Shea.
Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city will review what changes need to be made for next year’s festival.
Stay on topic – This helps keep the thread focused on the discussion at hand.
Advertisement
Share with Us – We’d love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article, and smart, constructive criticism.
