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New York Post
7 days ago
- New York Post
Bumbling baby-faced NYC gangs that accidentally shot one of their own, hit bystanders get nailed by cops
They're the gangs that couldn't shoot straight. A bumbling baby-faced Bronx gang accidentally killed one of its own in a gunfight with a rival group — and its foes later fired 17 shots at one of them but missed, instead grazing a passer-by in the head, officials said Monday in announcing a takedown of some of the members. A member of the bungling gang that shot the innocent victim even admitted in a drill rap video just how badly the hit was botched — rapping, 'I don't know how we missed them,'' authorities said. Advertisement 'This is a lost generation,' Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said at a press conference unveiling the sweeping 208-count indictment against 19 members of the warring 9Raq and Thirdside gangs — none older than 23, with the youngest just 16. 3 Bumbling members of two teenage gangs have been indicted for a slew of shootings that have mistakenly wounded three bystanders — and killed one of their own — in the past four years. Obtained by the NY Post 'Youth are shooting people right here, right outside our very courthouses,' Clark said. 'They turn 161st Street, two blocks from Yankee Stadium, into a war zone. Advertisement 'The Bronx is bleeding, and I'm doing everything within my power to make it stop.' The young thugs committed a slew of crimes ranging from murder to grand larceny over the past four years in neighborhoods such as Claremont and Belmont — with adult gang members passing them their loaded weapons to take advantage of the state's 'Raise the Age' law that protects minors, authorities said. But the move may have come with a price. Alleged 9Raq member Nixon Rodriguez was fatally shot by a member of his own young crew June 2, 2023, on Olinville Avenue during a failed mission in rival gang territory, prosecutors said. Advertisement Last month, a Thirdside defendant also posted a drill rap music video to his Instagram admitting he took part in a botched shootout with 9Raq near a middle school in the early afternoon of March 30, authorities said. At least 17 shots were fired, but none of them hit their intended rival gang members. Instead, a bullet grazed a 22-year-old man in the head as he was driving by the corner in his car, Clark said. 3 The young gangsters have brazenly turned some Bronx neighborhoods into their own shooting galleries. Bronx District Attorney 'I don't know how we missed them,' the Thirdside gang member allegedly rapped in the video. Advertisement Multiple bystanders have been hit during other shootouts between the gangs, too, authorities said. When the two gangs exchanged gunfire Aug. 2, 2022, on Finley Avenue, at least one of the shots struck a 34-year-old passer-by in the lower back, officials said. During another 2022 shooting, a 75-year-old innocent man was wounded in the thigh, Clark said. 3 Mayor Eric Adams, flanked by Bronx DA Darcel Clark and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, ripped the gangs for their 'reckless disregard' of their communities. Tomas E. Gaston Six people were arrested last week in the gangs' takedown, while four gang members remain on the lam, and 10 others are already behind bars for other charges, prosecutors said. 'There's an endless flow of young people who believe as though they don't have a stake in tomorrow, so they are creating a reckless disregard on our streets,' said Mayor Eric Adams at the press conference, which was also attended by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch. 'And when a bullet leaves the pathway of a gun, it often hits an unintended target,' said Adams, a former cop. Adams, Clark and Tisch said the state needs to re-examine its 'Raise the Age' law, which changed the age at which a child can be prosecuted as an adult. That age went from 16 to 17 in 2018 and from 17 to 18 in 2019, allowing those under 18 to be turned over to the family court system instead of regular court, where they could face stiffer punishments if convicted. Advertisement 'One of [the indicted suspects] has allegedly pulled the trigger at least four times. These aren't kids who just made one mistake,' Tisch told reporters. 'The takeaway is clear,' she said. 'our Raise the Age law needs to be re-examined because it removed the criminal consequences that prevent teens from escalating violence until they or their rivals are either dead or facing adult sentences.' Out of the gang members arrested, three have been arraigned and held without bail, one has been arraigned with bail set, and another has been arrested and is pending arraignment. Advertisement An additional Jane Doe, who was a part of the takedown but not charged as a gang member, was arraigned and held on bail.
New York Post
12-06-2025
- New York Post
3 girls, 16, viciously beat and tase 15-year-old after-school inside NYC subway station: DA
Three 16-year-old girls stomped, beat and even tased a 15-year-old girl inside a Queens subway station last week, prosecutors and sources said. The William Cullen Bryant High School sophomore was heading to the nearby 46th Street M and R train station around 3 p.m. June 2 when the violent crew allegedly followed her, ready to commit what Queens DA Melinda Katz described as 'an outrageous display of bullying and brutality.' The young brutes — part of a mob of teens — cornered the girl on the staircase and repeatedly punched, kicked and stomped on her head, face and body, tased her and tried to steal her backpack, the DA's office said. Advertisement The victim, a student at William Cullen Bryant High School, was heading home when the violent crew ganged up on her, the DA's office said. Google Maps The teen victim was hospitalized after the attack, but is now recovering, officials said. Two of the teens, both juniors at the same school who live in Elmhurst, were arrested and arraigned Tuesday on charges including attempted gang assault, attempted robbery in connection to the attack, prosecutors said. Advertisement Both were placed into an intensive community monitoring program, overseen by probation, the DA's office said. Judge Bruna DiBiase ordered them to return to court June 18, and they could spend 15 years behind bars if convicted. Two of the teens were arraigned on charges including attempted gang assault, attempted robbery in connection to the attack, prosecutors said. Google Maps 'A high school student was mercilessly tased, kicked, punched and stomped on by a mob of fellow students at a train station after dismissal from William Cullen Bryant High School,' Katz said in a statement. 'This will not be acceptable behavior here in Queens and I will hold students accountable for this behavior to the extent the law allows. We are grateful that the victim is recovering. The investigation is continuing into the conduct of other individuals.' Advertisement The third 16-year-old suspect was arrested Thursday, with an arraignment expected later in the day, sources said. The disturbing attack comes as NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealed that youth violence has skyrocketed in the Big Apple since 2018—and placed the blame on the state's contentious 'Raise the Age' law.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
16-year-old charged in connection to stolen vehicles in Rowan County
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A 16-year-old has been charged after allegedly stealing multiple vehicles and injuring a deputy's patrol vehicle during a chase, according to the Rowan County Sheriff's Office. Around 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, deputies were looking for a stolen Kia near East Ritchie Road after the car's owner said there was a tracking device on it and it showed to be in that area. Deputies were able to find the stolen Kia in a wooded area off the dead end of East Ritchie Road, along with two other Kias that were reportedly stolen. While processing the scene of those vehicles, deputies got a call about a blue Kia that ran a woman off the road in the direction of East Ritchie Rd. Earlier, deputies learned from officers in Salisbury that there was a stolen blue Kia that had yet to be found, officials said. Deputies saw the blue Kia pull up to the area with two juveniles inside. When the suspects saw the deputies, the driver quickly turned, crossing over a ditch, and almost hit the tow truck on the scene. Driver arrested after crash injures 3 children at lemonade stand in Burke County A pursuit began, and the suspects led officers on Old Concord Road towards Cabarrus County at speeds of 70-100 mph. Deputies tried multiple times to end the pursuit by executing a PIT maneuver (aka the Precision Immobilization Technique), but failed because the driver served and hit the deputy's patrol vehicle. A PIT maneuver was finally successful, ending the pursuit in Cabarrus County at the intersection of Old Concord Road and Irish Potato Road. The deputy's vehicle was damaged during the pursuit after a tire came off the suspect's vehicle. The two juveniles were the only ones in the vehicle and were taken into custody. Neither was injured; however, the passenger agreed to be taken to a hospital to get checked out. Deputies were denied a secure custody order when they asked the Department of Juvenile Justice about one for felony fleeing to elude arrest, and assault with a deadly weapon on law enforcement. According to the sheriff's office, due to the fact that the secure custody order was denied, and in the State of North Carolina, certain chapter 20, motor vehicle laws are not subject to Raise the Age and are handled in adult court. The 16-year-old driver was charged with felony flee to elude arrest and booked in a juvenile detention facility under a $50,000.00 bond. Authorities said the case is still under investigation and more charges are likely to be filed with juvenile court authorities. Queen City News is tracking CRIME in your area 🚨 >> Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Yahoo
Second teen, 17, charged in fatal New Year's shooting in Yonkers
A 17-year-old has been charged in a pair of Yonkers shootings — including a fatal one in which he allegedly provided the gun to the suspected 14-year-old shooter. The 17-year-old is charged with second-degree murder in the Jan. 1, 2025, killing of 44-year-old Omar Bonilla on Locust Hill Avenue and with attempted murder in a Dec. 15, 2024, shooting on Lawrence Street in which a man was hit in the thigh, according to the Westchester District Attorney's Office and Yonkers police. He is charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in each case, as well as for an April 29 incident during which he was allegedly found with a loaded handgun. He was indicted and arraigned last month and is being held at Woodfield Cottage, the county's juvenile detention facility. Westchester District Attorney Susan Cacace said in a statement that the charges make clear that violent teenagers are exploiting the state's "Raise the Age" law that allows 16- and 17-year-olds to be judged as adolescent offenders and not as adults. Authorities have not revealed the motive behind Bonilla's killing. The 14-year-old accused of shooting him is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. The Journal News/lohud is not identifying either teen because of their ages. This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Yonkers shooting: Teen suspected of providing gun charged with murder
New York Post
07-06-2025
- New York Post
Boy, 17, shot — possibly by Citi Bike-riding gunman — hours after 2 other teens hurt in gun violence: cops
A 17-year-old boy was shot — possibly by a Citi Bike-riding gunman — outside a Bronx housing development Thursday night, hours after two other boys his age were struck by gunfire in the borough, cops said. The teen was blasted in the hip as he walked on the grounds of NYCHA's Forest Houses on Trinity Avenue near East 165th Street in Longwood just before 10 p.m., police said. He was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. The boy was shot in the hip just before 10 p.m. on the grounds of NYCHA's Forest Houses on Trinity Avenue, police said. GoogleMaps The suspect fled southbound on Trinity Avenue, possibly on a Citi Bike, cops said. The violence came several hours after two 17-year-old boys — both apparent innocent bystanders — were shot and wounded around 1:20 p.m. at East 176th Street and Anthony Avenue in the Mount Hope neighborhood, police said. One of the teens was shot in the right arm, the other in the neck, police and sources said. Neither boy appeared to be the intended target of the shooter, but were struck in the crossfire, based on preliminary details, sources said. The gunman fled the scene, possibly on a Citi Bike, cops said. GoogleMaps Both were taken to Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where they were listed in stable condition, police said. Neither victim has a criminal history, and they were shot from a distance, according to the sources. The 37-year-old mother of the boy struck in the arm, who declined to share her name, told The Post Friday that she is 'nerve-wrecked' by the violence. 'I'm grateful my son came home, I'm grateful my son is alive, he is functioning, no brain damage, he can walk, he can talk, he can still wipe his own butt,' she said. 'As far as we are concerned, we are blessed. 'I don't believe he or his friends have any enemies around here. It's not like there was a fight going on or any altercation going on.' Now, the still-stunned mom said she is planning on keeping her son in the safety of their home. 'From the looks of things, it doesn't seem like he is going to be outside,' she said. 'I feel like he is safer inside.' The troubling violence comes just days after NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealed that youth violence has skyrocketed in the Big Apple — and placed the blame on the state's contentious 'Raise the Age' law.
