Seventeen teenagers and young adults who the authorities say belonged to three street gangs that formed an alliance in Brooklyn were charged on Tuesday with unleashing a wave of violence that left four people dead and 10 others wounded in shootings. The young men and women, ages 17 to 23, face charges that include second-degree murder, assault and criminal weapon possession. A spokesman for Mr. Gonzalez said that 14 of them were in custody on Tuesday and would be arraigned later in the day. It was unclear whether any of those charged had lawyers as of Tuesday evening. “I’m going to tell you that we know that law enforcement by itself can’t end gang and gun violence,” Mr. Gonzalez said at a news conference on Tuesday.

Source: New York Times January 05, 2022 01:07 UTC