Police and sources reported that at least three individuals were injured in distinct shootings near the Dominican Day Parade path in the Bronx on Sunday, all occurring within the span of approximately an hour.
The violence started around 6 p.m., when a 24-year-old man was shot in the buttocks on Grand Concourse and Elliot Avenue, police said.
Law enforcement sources indicated that just 40 minutes later, a 19-year-old woman was shot in the ankle at the intersection of 170th Street and Sheridan Avenue, located right around the corner from where the first incident took place.
Subsequently, at around 7:15 p.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in the abdomen on Noble Avenue, which is situated on the opposite side of the Bronx, according to the sources.
All of the victims were taken to nearby hospitals in stable condition, police and sources said.
No arrests have been made. It is unclear if the shootings were related.
Police are investigating and probing connections the victims may have had to one another, if any, and their involvement in the parade.
Last year, the NYPD shut down the Dominican Day parade once it reached Manhattan after the crowd grew unruly.
Fans started to hurdle over the barricades to get closer to the floats — many of which carried beloved rappers.
In the chaos, a 19-year-old slashed a 65-year-old man across the face with a knife.
