"Saturday evening, police released a photo of Haile Cummings, 34, who is being sought in connection with the furious shoot-out inside Taste of the City Lounge on Franklin Ave. in Crown Heights on Aug. 17. The three dead included Brims gang member Marvin St. Louis, 19, who cops said sparked the deadly gunfire with a derogatory hand sign. St. Louis blasted multiple gunshots toward Folk Nation gang member Jamel Childs, 35, who returned fire."
"A total of 14 people were shot during the gunfight. Forty-two shell casings were recovered by police inside and outside the lounge. On Oct. 1, cops busted Elijah Roy, 25, a reputed member of the 5-9 Brims gang, a subset of the Bloods, charging him with firing a barrage of bullets at members of the rival Folk Nation Gangster Disciples. Authorities caught up to Roy down in North Carolina on Sept. 18, where he had $7,000 in cash on him when arrested, the feds alleged."
"Video released by federal prosecutors of the Brooklyn lounge shooting showed more than 40 shots fired in just six seconds as patrons fell to the ground or scrambled for the exit. A man the feds identified as Roy can be seen ducking and running, then firing twice as he falls to the ground. Roy, who also goes by "Eli Spice" and "Swervo,""
Police released a photo of Haile Cummings, 34, seeking him in connection with an August 17 shootout inside Taste of the City Lounge on Franklin Ave., Crown Heights. The gun battle erupted around 3:30 a.m. after Brims member Marvin St. Louis approached and opened fire on Folk Nation member Jamel Childs; Childs returned fire and other gunmen immediately joined. Three people were killed, including St. Louis and bystander Amadou Diallo; 14 people were shot and 42 shell casings were recovered inside and outside the lounge. Authorities arrested Elijah Roy, 25, a reputed 5-9 Brims member, after locating him in North Carolina with $7,000; prosecutors’ video shows over 40 shots in six seconds and Roy firing while ducking, and Roy uses the aliases "Eli Spice" and "Swervo."
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