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Brooklyn's J'ouvert Festival Getting Extra Security After Shooting Death of Cuomo Aide

What to Know

  • Carey Gabay was caught in the crossfire between two gangs at a Brooklyn festival ahead of the West Indian Day Parade in September
  • He was shot in the head, and spent a week in a coma before passing away
  • Three suspects face murder charges in his death and a fourth is accused of possessing a machine gun at the scene

The Brooklyn celebration where an aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was shot and killed last year will be getting extra security this fall. 

The NYPD said that it will issue a permit to double the number of uniformed officers at J'ouvert, the pre-dawn festival that draws as many as 250,000 people to Prospect Park before the West Indian Day Parade.

The announcement comes about a month after prosecutors announced murder charges for three men in the death of Carey Gabay, the first deputy counsel for New York's economic development agency.

Gabay was caught in the crossfire while walking with his brother and friends during last year's festival, and died from a coma a week after he was shot.

About 200 floodlights will also be installed around the area. The Brooklyn borough president and mayor's office also have asked businesses and residents to keep their porch and store lights on.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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