19 alleged gang members arrested in Brooklyn takedown
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BROOKLYN, New York City (WABC) Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea announced a major gang takedown Wednesday that they hope will slow the surge in gun violence plaguing New York City.
Authorities said 19 alleged gang members were busted in connection with at least six shootings, some of which were caught on video.
In one incident, a gunman can be seen blasting his way down the street. In another, an assailant sprays a crowded intersection with bullets. The brazen shootings in broad daylight terrorized entire neighborhoods in the borough.
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The gang members, who run territories in Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights, are connected to at least two murders and five shootings, the DA said. (Brooklyn District Attorney s Office.)
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN A massive gang takedown this week has brought charges against 19 members connected to a cycle of shootings that has plagued Central Brooklyn for years, prosecutors announced.
Authorities unveiled two indictments Wednesday against members of the 900 street gang, which run various crews throughout Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights and are responsible for at least 13 acts of violence in the last year, including two murders, officials said.
The indictments are a major breakthrough in law enforcement s efforts to curb an ongoing shooting surge that escalated in the borough last year, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.