"Per court documents, Roy, who is described as an "associate" of the 5-9 Brims, was with other alleged gang members, including St. Louis, at Taste of The City lounge on the night of Aug. 17. Childs and others believed to be Folk Nation members were already inside when they arrived. At about 3:30 a.m., after some friction between the groups, St. Louis charged at Childs and opened fire, court documents state."
"In response, Roy and at least two other men began shooting before fleeing the bar, where a security camera captured an image of Roy on the sidewalk, gun in hand. St. Louis and Childs died from their injuries at NYC Health+Hospitals/Kings County later that night. Amadou Diallo, a 27-year-old bystander with no connection to either group, was caught in the crossfire and died on the scene after being shot multiple times."
""Elijah Roy, a Bloods associate, allegedly participated in a mass shooting in a crowded local restaurant, killing three and significantly injuring another ten in about six seconds," said FBI Assistant Director in Charge Christopher Raia, in a statement. "This alleged act of egregious violence harmed bystanders caught in the crosshairs of a gang's territorial dispute.""
Elijah Roy, 25, was indicted on federal charges of assault-in-aid-of racketeering and possession of ammunition as a felon for his alleged role in the Crown Heights mass shooting on Aug. 17. Prosecutors linked the shooting to a rivalry between the 5-9 Brims and the Folk Nation Gangster Disciples. Roy, described as an associate of the 5-9 Brims, attended Taste of The City lounge with alleged gang members, where an altercation escalated into gunfire. Two suspected gang members and an uninvolved bystander were killed and ten others were injured. Roy was arrested in North Carolina on Sept. 18.
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