BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Police and prosecutors announced a major takedown of members of two gangs accused of multiple shootings in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said the 18 suspects are members of bloods-affiliated street crews. They were arrested and charged in connection with 12 shootings in Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant over the last two years. Two of the shootings were fatal.
Prosecutors said some of the suspects were as young as 14 when they committed the crimes.
“This case sends a strong message that shooting guns in our streets cannot and will not be tolerated. It is shocking how young many of the defendants are, and today’s takedown is part of our comprehensive approach to youth violence – holding accountable those who commit shootings and working with other young people to steer them away from street gangs,” Gonzalez said.
According to officials, the indictment contained 85 counts of various crimes. Allegedly, 15 of those accused are members of the H-Block/Billy's gang, "a territorial alliance between a 59-Brim Bloods set and a 9-Trey/Billy’s Bloods set operating out of Crown Heights," while the other three were members of the Gates Fam, also known as the Gotti Gang.
Below is a full list of people indicted:
H-Block/Billy’s
- Nyshaun Perry, 20
- Demitri JeanJacques, 18
- Isaiah Charles, 17
- Jamouri Foster, 17
- Damian Nickelson, 17
- Jayden Clarence, 16
- Shamari Griffith, 21
- Malcolm Davis, 19
- Shamar Dudley, 20
- Derrick Prescod, 20
- Dushaun Johnston, 23
- Kymani Glenn, 22
- Jahnie Cox, 21
- Michael Hammond, 20
- Jaiden Jefferies, 18
Gates Fam/Gotti Gang
- Gyasi Shury-Muse, 21
- Kaevon Mitchell, 19
- David Robinson, 21
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