April 30, 2009 Police called off the Carnival Jouvert Thursday morning after several acts of violence marred the celebration.
At about 8 a.m. emergency vehicles made their way through the thick crowd on the Waterfront, responding to at least one report of a stabbing.
Police Commissioner James McCall said there had been, "one shooting and two stabbings, so I shut it down,"
The shooting did not take place on the Jouvert route, McCall said, but the stabbings did. "After the second incident I called off Jouvert."
McCall said none of the injuries appeared to life threatening. Two, however, require surgery.
"We have suspects," he said, but none were in custody as of 10 a.m. publication time.
The three acts of violence occurred between 8 and 9:30 McCall said.
Violence Stops the Carnival J'ouvert
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