At least three people were wounded in separate shootings near the Dominican Day Parade route through the Bronx on Sunday, all nearly within one bloody hour, according to cops and sources.
The violence started around 6 p.m., when a 24-year-old man was shot in the buttocks on Grand Concourse and Elliot Avenue, police said.
Just 40 minutes later, a 19-year-old woman was shot in the ankle at 170th Street and Sheridan Avenue — just around the corner from the first shooting site, law enforcement sources said.
Then, at around 7:15 p.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in the stomach on Noble Avenue on the complete opposite end of the Bronx, according to the sources.
All of the victims were taken to nearby hospitals in stable condition, police and sources said.
No arrests have been made. It is unclear if the shootings were related.
Police are investigating and probing connections the victims may have had to one another, if any, and their involvement in the parade.
Last year, the NYPD shut down the Dominican Day parade once it reached Manhattan after the crowd grew unruly.
Fans started to hurdle over the barricades to get closer to the floats — many of which carried beloved rappers.
In the chaos, a 19-year-old slashed a 65-year-old man across the face with a knife.
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