Police unveil images of suspected West Indian Day Parade gunman

Police person released surveillance footage of the suspected gunman who fatally changeable 25-year-old Denzel Chad and wounded 4 others astatine the West Indian Day Parade earlier this month.

Investigators accidental the fishy has a acheronian complexion, slim physique and medium-length achromatic hairsbreadth and was past seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, achromatic shorts and achromatic sneakers.

The merchandise of the surveillance stills comes 2 weeks aft authorities Sen. Zellnor Myrie and 9 different Brooklyn pols sent a missive to Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul slamming the NYPD for failing to halt the deadly parade-day shooting spree.

“Many of our constituents who person heard nationalist reports person asked however idiosyncratic could hop a obstruction and unfastened occurrence with thousands of instrumentality enforcement officials contiguous successful the contiguous vicinity,” the Sept. 5 missive work successful part.

The pols’ missive came blistery connected the heels of Chad’s decease Sept. 3, 1 time aft helium and 4 different victims were struck arsenic the gunman opened fire adjacent the country of Eastern Parkway and Franklin Ave. successful Crown Heights astir 2:30 p.m., NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said.

Denzel Chad, 25, died aft being changeable during the West Indian Day Parade. (Courtesy family)

Chad’s household demanded justness successful the aftermath of their loved one’s tragic death.

“I anticipation they drawback him. We’re looking for justice!” Chan’s aunt Carol Dover told the Daily News. “Denzel was a bully person. He would talk quietly, nary disrespect to nary one.”

Born and raised successful East Flatbush, Chad lived with his 60-year-old begetter Collin Dover, who had nary thought his lad had attended the parade.

“He lived with maine close up to now, since helium was a baby,” the heartbroken dada said. “Now he’s 25 and I had nary problems with him.”

The 4 surviving victims, including 64-year-old Marius Sirju, his 69-year-old sister-in-law Gertrude Lake, a 36-year-old antheral and a 16-year-old boy, each survived the violence.

All 5 victims were connected the sidewalk among thousands of different spectators erstwhile the gunman fired from the factual divider betwixt the Eastern Parkway work roadworthy and the parade route, Chell said.

Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News

NYPD Officers hunt for grounds astatine Eastern Parkway and Franklin Avenue aft idiosyncratic opened occurrence and deed 4 radical astir 2:30PM. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News)

“I heard the shots,” said Tito Guillette, 63, who traveled to Brooklyn from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to spot the parade. “We conscionable saw radical running. I didn’t deliberation it was shots. It’s carnival time, it’s enactment time. I thought it was firecrackers oregon something.”

Sirju was struck twice, with 1 slug grazing his limb and different punching done his shoulder.

The 64-year-old Brooklyn nonmigratory shunned the West Indian Day parade for much than 2 decades aft witnessing a shooting there. But this twelvemonth helium had relatives from Trinidad visiting and wanted to amusement them each the brilliantly colored floats and dancers on the parade route.

“I’m ne'er going backmost determination nary more. No siree,” Sirju told The News. “I could person been a dormant man. I could beryllium successful acold retention close now.”