"Robert Royal, 25, and Daeven Reyes, 20, were ordered held without bail after they were arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court on Monday night and charged with murder, attempted murder, gang assault and criminal possession of a weapon, according to prosecutors. Also charged with murder in the senseless shooting are 17-year-old Messiah Hugie and Ny'Zay Wigfall, 16, who will both have their cases sent to the youth part of adult court, prosecutors said."
"Royal's mother, Mattie Losey, 50, said in Bronx court that her son was charged with attempted murder and gun possession in another case last year but was "ultimately exonerated." "They were passing out bookbags and people started shooting and the police started looking [for] somebody with an orange shirt on," she said of the shooting. "So they grabbed my son. My son ain't have an orange shirt on. He had an orange hoodie. "It's mistaken identit"
Four people were charged in a Bronx shooting that erupted at a basketball tournament, killing a 32-year-old man and wounding four others. Defendants Robert Royal, 25, and Daeven Reyes, 20, were ordered held without bail and face murder, attempted murder, gang assault and weapon possession charges. Two minors, 17-year-old Messiah Hugie and 16-year-old Ny'Zay Wigfall, also face murder charges and will have cases sent to the youth part of adult court. A 17-year-old girl suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was placed in intensive care. Family members described prior arrests and disputed a mistaken identification.
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