"A sprawling gang investigation stretching across Brooklyn has led to charges against 15 alleged members of two violent Coney Island street crews accused of unleashing a wave of shootings that left one person dead, several wounded and an innocent teenager paralyzed, prosecutors announced Monday."
"Authorities said the indictment links the group to 16 separate shootings carried out across nine NYPD precincts from Coney Island to Downtown Brooklyn during a 13-month investigation led by the NYPD Gun Violence Suppression Division and the Brooklyn DA's Violent Criminal Enterprises Bureau."
"Prosecutors alleged gang members taunted rivals through music videos, social media and online group chats before retaliatory shootings erupted across the borough. Among the most serious allegations is the April 2025 shooting death of 17-year-old Tamari Carmona in Flatbush Gardens."
"In another incident detailed by prosecutors, four alleged gang members reportedly fired at least 18 rounds at a rival's home in Canarsie in May 2025 after discussing the target in a group chat moments earlier. Authorities also described a February 2026 shooting in East Flatbush where roughly 30 rounds were allegedly fired toward a group, striking a 16-year-old bystander in the abdomen."
Fifteen alleged members of two violent Coney Island street crews are charged in a Brooklyn-wide investigation. The crews are described as subsets of the 59 Brim Bloods gang known as FOG and Koney Sides. Prosecutors allege the defendants carried out 16 shootings across nine NYPD precincts from Coney Island to Downtown Brooklyn over 13 months. Charges include conspiracy to commit murder, weapons possession, murder, and attempted murder. Prosecutors link the violence to gang rivalries involving crews from Brownsville, East Flatbush, Crown Heights, Gravesend, and East New York. Authorities allege taunting through music videos, social media, and online group chats preceded retaliatory shootings. Allegations include the April 2025 death of 17-year-old Tamari Carmona, a May 2025 Canarsie home shooting, and a February 2026 East Flatbush shooting that injured a 16-year-old bystander.
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