More than a dozen alleged gang members in Brooklyn have been charged with a variety of violent crimes, including murder and attempted murder, committed between 2022 and 2024. Prosecutors say the 14 suspects, part of a subset of the Bloods gang, are responsible for numerous shootings, including one at a shoe store in Bay Ridge, and the murder of a rival gang member.
Thursday, February 6, 2025 12:32AMIn Brooklyn , more than a dozen alleged gang members have been charged in connection with violent crimes in Coney Island and Sheepshead Bay.
In June 2023, Omotosho, 21, was at a shoe store in Bay Ridge for the release of new sneakers when he spotted a rival gang member inside the store. When the rival exited, surveillance video shows Omotosho opened fire,, one of which was waiting in line to buy sneakers, according to prosecutors. "Today's takedown highlights the NYPD's relentless fight against dangerous street gangs that terrorize our neighborhoods with gun violence," Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. "Several of the defendants are shooting recidivists - people who have already proven they are willing to pick up the gun and pull the trigger again and again."
According to the indictment, the defendants signaled their intent to murder opposition gang members through music videos, recorded jail conversations, cellphone evidence, and Facebook and Instagram posts.
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