23 alleged Bronx gang members busted after ‘wildly’ shooting on streets, bragging in drill rap songs

Bronx District Lawyer Darcel Clark known as on rappers to cease encouraging gun violence by means of their music.
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Almost two dozen alleged gang members have been indicted Tuesday after “wildly” taking pictures at rivals throughout a Bronx turf warfare and bragging concerning the gun violence in drill rap songs, officers introduced.

“These defendants allegedly engaged in gun violence, committing six shootings, one which injured a rival gang member,” Bronx District Lawyer Darcel Clark stated.

“I'm calling on rappers from the Bronx to cease utilizing music to encourage shootings and use it to higher the neighborhood. I'm asking to have a summit with aspiring rappers and the rap stars who come from the Bronx, file corporations, radio stations and social media so we are able to discover options to stop additional violence.”

The 22 males and 17-year-old — all alleged members of the River Park Towers gang — have been charged with conspiracy to commit homicide, tried homicide and weapons costs in a trio of indictments for a number of acts of gun violence within the Bronx, in addition to a gang assault on Rikers, in accordance with the DA’s workplace.

Clark stated the reputed gang members “allegedly fired wildly on the streets with out regard for the lives of anybody else.”

In one of many brazen shootings, they unleashed practically a dozen pictures right into a constructing vestibule on Aug. 17, 2020, simply lacking their goal’s head.

The alleged gunmen would boast concerning the violence and the way straightforward it was to purchase firearms in drill rap movies on-line, in accordance with Clark, who added they even posed with one of many weapons utilized in a taking pictures on social media.

“Hop out the V and I’m taking pictures s–t up. Smoking on Noah. I don’t give a f–ok… Throw pictures at a Crippy. Glock within the get together, in case s–t get litty,” Omar Gaines, 19, rapped in a video boasting of a rival gang taking pictures on Nov. 28, 2020.

Clark shared a picture of the weapons allegedly used within the shootings.

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Within the newest act of gunplay, Gaines and one other defendant Sheriff Jarjou opened fireplace at a bunch of rival gang members on their territory outdoors 1435 College Ave.

In addition they tried to recruit on the web, utilizing “stunning acts” to achieve traction, reminiscent of vowing to kill a pigeon on Fb Stay for 100 likes.

The DA’s workplace charged them with animal cruelty for the social media publish.

“These long-term, Gun Violence Suppression Division investigations are rigorously constructed, exactly centered instruments which have a huge effect on eradicating gun violence and bettering life for all New Yorkers,” Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell stated.