In Brooklyn under the restraint of violence due to gangs, the district attorney announced the indictment of members of the gang «Loot».
Nine gang members are responsible for participating in 10 incidents in which wounded 14 people. One guy died. The involvement of gang members to some cases were able to prove with CCTV cameras, as well as the habit of gangsters to use one weapon.
«Revolver 357 Magnum. The bandits loved him so much that given the affectionate nickname. They called this weapon «Becky,» he told CBS 2 district attorney Eric Gonzalez.
At the press conference he showed a few records from surveillance cameras.
So, one of the incidents occurred in February 2016. A man dressed in all black, broke into a restaurant on Atlantic Avenue and began to shoot at the enemy. He grabbed a woman who was just there, and began to cover her as a human shield.
«It’s terrible, you can see that the attacker – Dylan cruise — not the shooting stopped. He shot at his goal five times, three bullets hit an innocent woman. Fortunately, both men survived,» added Gonzalez.
In July 2016 on Chauncey Street in Brooklyn has been a shootout between gang members «Loot» and the gang TBO. The bullets hit bystanders – four men and three women.
A month later, the gang committed murder. 22-year-old student at John Jay College, Terrell Henry, left the party in Bushwickto buy iced tea. He was shot near Wilson Avenue and Covert Street. The district attorney said that the boy was killed because he was dressed in red shorts – the color of a rival gang. Terrell just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
«He is survived by parents, twin brother and many friends. In a cruel irony Terrell wanted to be a COP,» said Gonzalez.
It is not caught by another member of the gang, Earl Gilbert. He’s on the run.
Despite all this, the district attorney noted that this year the number of murders in Brooklyn fell by 20%.
Gang member take down in Brooklyn. DA says 9 members of the Loot Gang bragged about the shootings on Facebook and YouTube @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/QcYEmlSCTd
— Erica Byfield (@EricaByfield4NY) August 23, 2017
«The district attorney said that the gang members bragged about the shooting to Facebook and YouTube.»
