NYPD Clears Teen Initially Named Suspect in West Indian Day Parade Shooting

The NYPD has apologized for wrongly identifying a 15-year-old as the suspect in a fatal shooting during the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn in September 2024. Police shared Lee’s photo, mistakenly labeling him as a wanted murderer. 
 Although detectives privately cleared the boy, the department did not publicly retract the false claim until February 2025, after media reports. The NYPD acknowledged the mistake, clarified that he was a “person of interest,” and expressed regret for the harm caused, though Lee’s family remains deeply affected by the incident.

On Monday, September 2, 2024, around 2:35 PM, police received a 911 call about gunshots at 307 Eastern Parkway, in the 77th Precinct area. When officers arrived, they found a 69-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her right shoulder, a 64-year-old man shot in the right arm, a 36-year-old man with a head wound, a 25-year-old man shot in the abdomen, and a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his left arm. Emergency Medical Services took all five injured people to New York City Health and Hospitals/Kings County. Four survivors are in stable condition, but the 25-year-old man later died from his injuries. He was a resident of Spring, Texas. No one has been arrested yet, and the investigation is still ongoing. A total reward of up to $10,000 is available: $3,500 from Crime Stoppers for an arrest and indictment, and $6,500 from the NYPD for an arrest and conviction of those responsible for the homicide.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 307 Eastern Pkwy.

The NYPD has released a photo of the suspect accused of shooting five people — one fatally — at the West Indian Day Parade earlier this month. He is described as a male with a dark complexion, slim build and medium-length black hair, last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, black shorts and white sneakers.

The man fatally shot at the West Indian Day Parade has been identified as 25-year-old Denzel Chan from Texas. Chan was struck in the abdomen around 2:30 p.m. near Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway. The shooting also injured four others, including a 69-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy.

Radio clips available.

The NYPD has apologized for wrongly identifying a 15-year-old as the suspect in a fatal shooting during the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn in September 2024. Police shared Lee’s photo, mistakenly labeling him as a wanted murderer. 
 Although detectives privately cleared the boy, the department did not publicly retract the false claim until February 2025, after media reports. The NYPD acknowledged the mistake, clarified that he was a “person of interest,” and expressed regret for the harm caused, though Lee’s family remains deeply affected by the incident.

On Monday, September 2, 2024, around 2:35 PM, police received a 911 call about gunshots at 307 Eastern Parkway, in the 77th Precinct area. When officers arrived, they found a 69-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her right shoulder, a 64-year-old man shot in the right arm, a 36-year-old man with a head wound, a 25-year-old man shot in the abdomen, and a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his left arm. Emergency Medical Services took all five injured people to New York City Health and Hospitals/Kings County. Four survivors are in stable condition, but the 25-year-old man later died from his injuries. He was a resident of Spring, Texas. No one has been arrested yet, and the investigation is still ongoing. A total reward of up to $10,000 is available: $3,500 from Crime Stoppers for an arrest and indictment, and $6,500 from the NYPD for an arrest and conviction of those responsible for the homicide.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 307 Eastern Pkwy.

The NYPD has released a photo of the suspect accused of shooting five people — one fatally — at the West Indian Day Parade earlier this month. He is described as a male with a dark complexion, slim build and medium-length black hair, last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, black shorts and white sneakers.

The man fatally shot at the West Indian Day Parade has been identified as 25-year-old Denzel Chan from Texas. Chan was struck in the abdomen around 2:30 p.m. near Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway. The shooting also injured four others, including a 69-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy.

Radio clips available.

The NYPD has apologized for wrongly identifying a 15-year-old as the suspect in a fatal shooting during the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn in September 2024. Police shared Lee’s photo, mistakenly labeling him as a wanted murderer. 
 Although detectives privately cleared the boy, the department did not publicly retract the false claim until February 2025, after media reports. The NYPD acknowledged the mistake, clarified that he was a “person of interest,” and expressed regret for the harm caused, though Lee’s family remains deeply affected by the incident.

On Monday, September 2, 2024, around 2:35 PM, police received a 911 call about gunshots at 307 Eastern Parkway, in the 77th Precinct area. When officers arrived, they found a 69-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her right shoulder, a 64-year-old man shot in the right arm, a 36-year-old man with a head wound, a 25-year-old man shot in the abdomen, and a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his left arm. Emergency Medical Services took all five injured people to New York City Health and Hospitals/Kings County. Four survivors are in stable condition, but the 25-year-old man later died from his injuries. He was a resident of Spring, Texas. No one has been arrested yet, and the investigation is still ongoing. A total reward of up to $10,000 is available: $3,500 from Crime Stoppers for an arrest and indictment, and $6,500 from the NYPD for an arrest and conviction of those responsible for the homicide.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 307 Eastern Pkwy.

The NYPD has released a photo of the suspect accused of shooting five people — one fatally — at the West Indian Day Parade earlier this month. He is described as a male with a dark complexion, slim build and medium-length black hair, last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, black shorts and white sneakers.

The man fatally shot at the West Indian Day Parade has been identified as 25-year-old Denzel Chan from Texas. Chan was struck in the abdomen around 2:30 p.m. near Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway. The shooting also injured four others, including a 69-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy.

Radio clips available.

The NYPD has apologized for wrongly identifying a 15-year-old as the suspect in a fatal shooting during the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn in September 2024. Police shared Lee’s photo, mistakenly labeling him as a wanted murderer. 
 Although detectives privately cleared the boy, the department did not publicly retract the false claim until February 2025, after media reports. The NYPD acknowledged the mistake, clarified that he was a “person of interest,” and expressed regret for the harm caused, though Lee’s family remains deeply affected by the incident.

On Monday, September 2, 2024, around 2:35 PM, police received a 911 call about gunshots at 307 Eastern Parkway, in the 77th Precinct area. When officers arrived, they found a 69-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her right shoulder, a 64-year-old man shot in the right arm, a 36-year-old man with a head wound, a 25-year-old man shot in the abdomen, and a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his left arm. Emergency Medical Services took all five injured people to New York City Health and Hospitals/Kings County. Four survivors are in stable condition, but the 25-year-old man later died from his injuries. He was a resident of Spring, Texas. No one has been arrested yet, and the investigation is still ongoing. A total reward of up to $10,000 is available: $3,500 from Crime Stoppers for an arrest and indictment, and $6,500 from the NYPD for an arrest and conviction of those responsible for the homicide.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 307 Eastern Pkwy.

The NYPD has released a photo of the suspect accused of shooting five people — one fatally — at the West Indian Day Parade earlier this month. He is described as a male with a dark complexion, slim build and medium-length black hair, last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, black shorts and white sneakers.

The man fatally shot at the West Indian Day Parade has been identified as 25-year-old Denzel Chan from Texas. Chan was struck in the abdomen around 2:30 p.m. near Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway. The shooting also injured four others, including a 69-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy.

Radio clips available.

The NYPD has apologized for wrongly identifying a 15-year-old as the suspect in a fatal shooting during the West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn in September 2024. Police shared Lee’s photo, mistakenly labeling him as a wanted murderer. 
 Although detectives privately cleared the boy, the department did not publicly retract the false claim until February 2025, after media reports. The NYPD acknowledged the mistake, clarified that he was a “person of interest,” and expressed regret for the harm caused, though Lee’s family remains deeply affected by the incident.

On Monday, September 2, 2024, around 2:35 PM, police received a 911 call about gunshots at 307 Eastern Parkway, in the 77th Precinct area. When officers arrived, they found a 69-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her right shoulder, a 64-year-old man shot in the right arm, a 36-year-old man with a head wound, a 25-year-old man shot in the abdomen, and a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his left arm. Emergency Medical Services took all five injured people to New York City Health and Hospitals/Kings County. Four survivors are in stable condition, but the 25-year-old man later died from his injuries. He was a resident of Spring, Texas. No one has been arrested yet, and the investigation is still ongoing. A total reward of up to $10,000 is available: $3,500 from Crime Stoppers for an arrest and indictment, and $6,500 from the NYPD for an arrest and conviction of those responsible for the homicide.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 307 Eastern Pkwy.

The NYPD has released a photo of the suspect accused of shooting five people — one fatally — at the West Indian Day Parade earlier this month. He is described as a male with a dark complexion, slim build and medium-length black hair, last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, black shorts and white sneakers.

The man fatally shot at the West Indian Day Parade has been identified as 25-year-old Denzel Chan from Texas. Chan was struck in the abdomen around 2:30 p.m. near Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway. The shooting also injured four others, including a 69-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy.

Radio clips available.