2 people shot at Brooklyn Museum

Looks like 2 people were shot outside the museum, as reported by NYC Scanner on Twitter.

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NYC Scanner ‏@NYScanner
U/D Brooklyn: 200 Eastren Pkwy Active crime scene in regards to 2 People Shot In Brooklyn Museum, Both in stable condition.

That is an unusual location for a shooting.

That is an unusual location for a shooting.

Can't blame that on the West Indian Day Parade; that's more than a month away.

I wonder whether Gothamist will pick up the story.

Mt. Prospect Park, supposedly:

http://7online.com/news/2-teens-shot-near-brooklyn-museum-/846418/

Story in the big paper

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/nyregion/2-teenagers-shot-at-festival-in-brooklyn-park-police-say.html?_r=0

 

That is an unusual location for a shooting.

Can't blame that on the West Indian Day Parade; that's more than a month away.

I wonder whether Gothamist will pick up the story.

It seems like we can.

Story in the big paper

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/nyregion/2-teenagers-shot-at-festival-in-brooklyn-park-police-say.html?_r=0

 

Yep, it's summer all right. However, I swear this has been a calmer summer for Prospect and Crown Heights. Oh and Gothamist got it. http://gothamist.com/2015/07/13/brooklyn_museum_shooting.php

Did the West Indian music festival at Mt. Prospect Park have anything to do with the chain of events that lead up to the parade? 

The DN has some photos of the crowd the formed after the shooting: http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/teens-wounded-gunfire-brooklyn-museum-nypd-article-1.2290139

I can not recall the last shooting that took place in Mount Prospect Park, or in front of the museum.

NYPD is stating one of the teens was shot 5 times, and that the suspects are also believed to be teens.

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150713/prospect-heights/shooting-near-brooklyn-museum-hurts-2-15-year-old-boys-nypd-says

....which makes me believe the shooter targeted him, and was not merely firing into the crowd:

Did the West Indian music festival at Mt. Prospect Park have anything to do with the chain of events that lead up to the parade? 

Here's the calendar of events that WIADCA -- the organization behind the parade -- is promoting or participating in. So I assume this weekend's festival had nothing to do with them. http://wiadcacarnival.org/wp-content/uploads/WIADCA-2015-Calendar-of-Events.pdf

Thanks, @nothinlikeabklyngirl.

Swung by the park with the pooch this eve. Heavy cop presence. And the park is wrecked: broken glass, chicken bones, bottle caps everywhere. 

If this group had a permit, I suspect they won't get one in the future.

....which is kind of a shame. Adults will be held responsible for the actions of teens they did not parent.

In many shootings, no one parented the teens....

If this group had a permit, I suspect they won't get one in the future.

....which is kind of shame. Adults will be held responsible for the actions of teens they did not parent.

In many shootings, no one parented the teens....

It's a shame that a few bad apples managed to spoil things for a whole bunch of people (while some of those looking in tend to blame indiscriminately everyone who was there).

In an attempt to keep those most likely to be disruptive/violent out, many groups have resorted to ticketed events.

A fee allows them the resources to hire security, search bags, etc.

BBQing and coolers are often the first victims.

I think everyone is intelligent enough to understand that it's just a few bad apples.  However, look around the world; a few bad apples, particularly when they yield disproportionate power and/or make disproportionate noise or issues, ruin it for everyone involved.  Such is life.  Happens in countries, religions, communities, bars, etc. all the time.  

The best answer is to remove the "cancer" and make a big scene doing so in order to highlight to everyone the obvious, that this is not acceptable and will not be tolerated by their fellows.  This can be done by planning and working with others (e.g., police) or self policing (e.g., a bouncer, having staff wearing bright yellow T shirts making sure no one is up to trouble, etc.) using volunteers.

The events that WIADCA sponsors have such qualities. They happen every year behind the Brooklyn Museum, run about $25, and last until around midnight.

It would not surprise me if whatever org threw this event in the park had no such experience.

If you are going to throw a free event, that does not have security, it is a good idea to have it end before it gets dark. Make it unattractive to people prone to ruining it....