Five people were shot at a parade in Brooklyn, New York, on Monday when a man opened fire into the crowd attending the West Indian American Day festival parade. Two of them are in critical condition.

“One individual deliberately went after a group of people and tried to ruin everyone’s day. We’re not going to let that happen,” New York Police Chief John Chell said at a news conference after the shooting.

He said four of the victims were men and one was a woman, two of whom were in critical condition and three were expected to survive.

Chell said there was no active shooter and the parade went ahead.

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Five people were shot at a parade in Brooklyn, New York, on Monday when a man opened fire into the crowd attending the West Indian American Day festival parade. Two of them are in critical condition. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)

“We have multiple officers working very hard this weekend, very hard today to keep this community and this parade safe, and we will be here into the early hours of the morning to do just that. Working hard, keeping this community safe.”

Police were still looking for the suspect after the shooting. (Peter Gerber/Fox News)

Police are still searching for the suspect, who Chell described as a black male in his 20s with a slim build, wearing a black shirt with paint stains and a black bandana.

Police clear revelers from the street after a shooting on Eastern Parkway, near the corner of Franklin Avenue, during the West Indian Day Parade, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (AP photo/Andres Kudacki)

Chell added that police believe the shooting was “not random” but that police do not know the motive.

According to the city, thousands of people lined the parade route on Monday for the festival that celebrates “Caribbean heritage and culture.” (AP photo/Andres Kudacki)

Thousands of people lined the parade route on Monday for the festival, which the city says celebrates “Caribbean heritage and culture.”

“I’m crying about this, it’s so horrible. How can anyone have the heart to fire a gun in front of so many people — babies, children, elderly,” witness Jalissa Bailey told the New York Post.

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“I know this parade has a history of violence, but the last few years it’s been peaceful and we were hoping there would be enough security so maybe it would be over,” she added.