Attempted murder rap in J’Ouvert shot

Po l i c e have upgraded charges against a 15-year-old boy for the bloody J’Ouvert shooting in Brooklyn that left five people, including a 6 -ye a r- o l d b oy a n d h i s mother, wounded in a hail of gunfire, officials said Tuesday.

Cops on Tuesday charged the teen with attempted murder, felony assault and weapon possession for the 2:54 a.m. shooting near the corner of Nostrand Ave. and Crown St. in Crown Heights on Monday. NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea identified him as Donovan Bailey.

Bailey was initially only charged with weapon possession.

The 6-year-old boy was shot in both legs, his mother, Patricia Brathwaite, told reporters Monday night.

A bullet shattered his femur, requiring surgery.

Brathwaite, 47, and a 40year-old man were both shot in their left foot, and a 45year-old man and a 34-yearold man were each hit in their right leg, cops said.

All five victims are expected to recover.

Due to coronavirus, J’Ouvert was officially canceled this year, along with the New York Caribbean Carnival Parade that traditionally follows it — but some revelers still took to the streets.

Police nabbed Bailey and 21-year-old Noel Kervins at the scene.

“The officer began running northbound toward the shooting scene and observed [Kervins] walking southbound. He had both hands in front of his body, using his hands to wrap an object in a red silk flag,” Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney Wilfredo Cotto explained during Tuesday’s arraignment.

Kervins was charged with weapon possession and on Tuesday ordered held on $25,000 bail.

Kervins has denied taking part in the shooting, his attorney Adam Cole said.

It was not immediately clear if Bailey will be charged as an adult or arraigned in juvenile court.