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14 Alleged ‘Babiiez’ Gang Members Charged in Indictment That Includes 11 Shootings

by Brooklyn Reader July 2, 2021July 5, 2021

Fourteen alleged members of the Babiiez street gang, all aged between 16 and 21, have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, weapons possession and other charges related to 11 […]

Posted inCrime

Bushwick Man Charged in Connection With Triple Shooting That Left One Dead, NYPD Officer in Hospital

by Brooklyn Reader May 21, 2021May 24, 2021
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Two Brooklyn Men Charged With the Murder of One-Year-Old Davell Gardner Jnr.

by Brooklyn Reader May 7, 2021May 7, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

15 Young Men Charged in Brooklyn Gang Takedown, Indictment Includes Two Murders

by Brooklyn Reader January 6, 2021January 25, 2021
BIVO, Brownsville In Violence Out, gun violence awareness, opening office, brownsville, CAMBA
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This Brownsville Program May Be the Cure for Gang Violence

by Andrea Leonhardt November 30, 2018January 28, 2021

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