A 25-year-old Bloods member has been charged federally for his role in a gang-related mass shooting at a Brooklyn lounge that left three dead in August, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Elijah Roy, 25, a reputed member of the 5-9 Brims, a subset of the Bloods, was busted Wednesday and charged with firing off a barrage of bullets at members of the rival Folk Nation Gangster Disciples, who returned fire, inside Taste of the City Lounge on Franklin Ave. in Crown Heights on Aug. 17.
The three dead include Brims member Marvin St. Louis, 19, who cops say sparked the shooting with a derogatory hand sign and a fusillade of first shots, Folk Nation gang member Jamel Childs, 35, who fired back, and 27-year-old Amadou Diallo, who police believe was a bystander.
Roy, who also goes by “Eli Spice” and “Swervo,” is charged with assault in aid of racketeering and felon in possession of ammunition, and is slated to be arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court Wednesday afternoon.
“As alleged, the defendant and other associates of a violent gang unleashed gunfire in the middle of a crowded bar, creating a killing zone that, in a matter of seconds, left three people dead and 10 victims wounded,” U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella said Wednesday. “Such a flagrant disregard for human life will not go unpunished and this prosecution underscores the resolve of our office and law enforcement to eradicate gangs in the district.”
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