Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the NYPD announced Thursday a gang takedown they say is responsible for half of all shootings in Inwood and Washington Heights.
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Two dozen individuals were busted in a massive Manhattan takedown that may have stopped a bloody six-year gang war, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the NYPD announced Thursday.
Police believe the suspects involved in the takedown are responsible for half of the shootings that have taken place during the six-year period in Inwood and Washington Heights, within the 33rd and 34th Precincts’ confines..
Standing at a podium surrounded by 30 confiscated firearms — including ghost guns — Bragg said much of the violence was tied to a years-long gang war that practically left bullets raining down over the upper portion of the island.
“These groups have allegedly committed fatal and horrific gun violence in Inwood and Washington Heights over the past six years,” Bragg said. “I want to be very clear: if you traffic illegal firearms into Manhattan, or use guns to commit violence against fellow Manhattanites, you will be held accountable. We will not accept this type of conduct, which tears at the fabric of our communities. I will continue to work in close coordination with all of our law enforcement partners to address the continued scourge of gun violence and ensure everyone in the borough can live in the safe neighborhood that they deserve.”
According to Bragg, 18 members of the “200/8 Block,” eight members of the “6 Block” crew, and four members of the “Own Every Dollar” (O.E.D.) were indicted on Nov. 14. In addition to the litany of shootings, prosecutors said many of the individuals cuffed were also responsible for trafficking guns into the Big Apple with the sole purpose of arming themselves against their rivals.
Both NYPD officials and Bragg say the gang war escalated some six years ago in 2018, after a 6…
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