VOA高级听力-纽约西印度群岛美国日游行期间5人遭枪击
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Five people were shot Monday at New York City's West Indian American Day Parade, police said. It was the latest incident of violence to mar one of the world's largest annual celebrations of Caribbean culture.
警方称，周一，纽约市西印度群岛日游行中有五人遭枪击。这是破坏世界最大的加勒比文化年度庆典之一的最新暴力事件。
A gunman targeting a specific group of people opened fire along the parade route in Brooklyn around 2:35 p.m., NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said. The parade had kicked off hours earlier, with thousands of revelers dancing and marching down Eastern Parkway, a main thoroughfare through the borough. It was expected to continue into the night.
纽约市警察局局长约翰·切尔表示，下午 2:35 左右，一名针对特定人群的枪手在布鲁克林游行路线上开枪。游行在几个小时前开始，数千名狂欢者沿着该区的主要干道东大道跳舞和游行。游行预计将持续到深夜。
Two people were critically wounded, Chell said. The three other victims were expected to survive their injuries, he said. The gunman fled.
切尔说，有两人受重伤。他说，其他三名受害者预计会幸免于难。枪手逃跑了。
"This was not random," Chell said. "This was an intentional act by one person towards a group of people. We do not by no means have any active shooter or anything of that nature running around Eastern Parkway as we speak. The parade is going on and will go on until later on tonight."
“这不是随机的，”切尔说。“这是一个人对一群人的故意行为。我们绝对没有发现任何活跃的枪手或任何类似的东西在东大道附近奔跑。游行正在进行中，并将持续到今晚晚些时候。”
An Associated Press videographer who was nearby when the shots rang out saw at least two people being treated for what appeared to be wounds to the face and arm.
枪声响起时，一名美联社摄像师在附近，看到至少有两人正在接受治疗，他们的脸部和手臂似乎受伤了。
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was marching in the parade at the time and completed the route. A message was left with Schumer's office.
参议院多数党领袖查克·舒默当时正在游行，并完成了游行路线。舒默的办公室留下了一条消息。
Police cordoned off an area adjacent to the parade route, where they placed crime scene markers. The parade continued flowing past as officers were seen bagging items.
警方封锁了游行路线附近的一个区域，并在那里放置了犯罪现场标记。游行队伍继续前行，警察正在打包物品。
Chell asked that bystanders provide police with any video footage they may have recorded of the shooting.
切尔要求旁观者向警方提供他们可能录制的枪击视频片段。
"We need that video," Chell said. "We are going to solve this, but it's going to take a lot of work."
“我们需要那个视频，”切尔说。“我们会解决这个问题，但这需要大量工作。”
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