Three men were stabbed near Carroll Street and Utica Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn around 5:48 a.m. on Monday morning. The victims, aged 32, 23, and 36, were taken to Kings County Hospital, with the 32-year-old man remaining in critical condition. According to police, no arrests have been made in connection with the stabbing, which occurred just hours before the West Indian American Day parade was set to begin.
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In Crown Heights, Brooklyn, three men were stabbed early Monday morning, just hours before the West Indian American Day parade was set to kick off. The stabbings occurred around 5:48 a.m. near Carroll Street and Utica Avenue, with a 32-year-old man being stabbed in the neck and a 36-year-old man being stabbed in the face. A third man, 23 years old, was also stabbed in the neck. The victims were rushed to Kings County Hospital, where the 32-year-old man remains in critical condition, while the other two are listed as stable. No arrests have been made yet, and police have a large deployment of officers in the area for the parade. This incident is notable given the history of violence associated with the West Indian American Day parade, which has previously seen stabbings and other crimes. The pre-dawn J'Ouvert Festival was also taking place nearby at the time of the stabbing.
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Three men were stabbed in Crown Heights, Brooklyn early Monday morning — hours before the notoriously violent West Indian American Day parade was set to kick off, according to police.
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A 32-year-old man and 23-year-old man were stabbed in the neck and a 36-year-old was stabbed in the face near Carroll Street and Utica Avenue around 5:48 a.m., cops said.
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EMS responded and rushed all three to Kings County Hospital, were the 32-year-old man remains in critical condition.
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The 23-year-old man and 36-year-old man were listed in stable condition, according to police.
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No arrests have been made, cops said.
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The stabbing happened just blocks from the pre-dawn J’Ouvert Festival, which begins at 6 a.m. and runs until the parade kicks off at 11 a.m.
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“Thousands of NYPD cops will be on the parade routes and in the surrounding neighborhoods from Sunday night through Monday.
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This is one of our department’s largest deployments of the year at this time,” she said Friday.
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A bloody Guyanese flag is seen in footage following a stabbing during J'Ouvert Celebrations in Brooklyn, New York, on Sept. 7, 2026.
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Police responded to a report of a 32-year-old male who was stabbed in the neck near Utica Avenue and President Street.
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A bloody Guyanese flag is seen in footage following a reported stabbing during J'Ouvert Celebrations on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, in Brooklyn, New York.
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A bloody Guyanese flag is seen in video footage on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Multiple people were stabbed on early Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.
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