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A man who was shot at the historically bloody West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn Monday has died, law enforcement sources said.

Denzel Chan, 25, was pronounced dead Monday evening after a lone gunman opened fire on him and four others along the afternoon parade route at the 300 block of Eastern Parkway, sources told The Post Tuesday.


  A 25-year-old man who was shot at the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn Monday has died. Stephen Yang for the New York Post A 25-year-old man who was shot at the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn Monday has died. Stephen Yang for the New York Post

Chan, who was from Texas, was shot in the abdomen.

The other four victims remain in stable condition at Kings County Hospital.

The youngest victim, a 16-year-old boy, was shot in the left arm.

Police are investigating the incident as potentially gang-related.


  The victim (not pictured) was pronounced dead Monday evening after a gunman opened fire on him and four others. Peter Gerber The victim (not pictured) was pronounced dead Monday evening after a gunman opened fire on him and four others. Peter Gerber

  The other four victims remain in stable condition at Kings County Hospital. REUTERS The other four victims remain in stable condition at Kings County Hospital. REUTERS

There have been no arrests.

The parade and its related celebration, J’Ouvert, have a history of violence.

In 2015, Gov. Andrew Cuomo aide Carey Gabay was fatally shot in the head in gang crossfire.

The following year, two victims — St. John’s University student Tiarah Poyau, 22, and Tyreke Borel, 17 — were shot dead at the celebration.

In 2023, at least two people were shot and a third person was slashed along the parade route.

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