9Raq and Thirdside Gangs Allegedly Committed Senseless Shootings in the Claremont Neighborhood, the Belmont Neighborhood, and Various Neighborhoods throughout Bronx County; Several Were by Youths
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and New York City Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced that 19 alleged gang members and associates have been indicted for a murder and a dozen shootings that wounded three bystanders and terrorized residents in Claremont, Belmont and other Bronx neighborhoods.
District Attorney Clark said, “Two street gangs, 9Raq and Thirdside, showed a callous disregard for human life by firing their weapons in broad daylight, on busy sidewalks. Yet again, we are talking about adolescents being killed or facing prison if they are convicted of this violence. We must find solutions. I cannot abide losing a generation this way. I call on Mayor Adams and every stakeholder in this city to put in the resources now.”
Mayor Adams said, “From upstream interventions to downstream solutions, we are delivering every day to keep New Yorkers safe. Our administration has a 360-degree approach to public safety and the results speak for themselves — yet another long-term investigation resulting in the seizure of 15 more firearms and the indictment of 19 individuals on a variety of serious felony charges, including murder. Our relentless focus on violent crime has resulted in record low shootings and homicides for the first five months of the year, and major crime is down over six percent. I want to thank the men and women of the NYPD Gun Violence Suppression Division and the Bronx District Attorney’s Office for their commitment and dedication to keeping our city safe.”
Commissioner Tisch said, “These defendants allegedly treated our neighborhoods like battlegrounds – firing guns on busy streets, striking innocent bystanders, and bragging about it on social media. Their violence showed no regard for human life. But thanks to a relentless investigation by the NYPD’s Gun Violence Suppression Division and our partners in the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, their reign of terror is over. We will never stop going after the gangs that terrorize our communities – and we will hold them accountable for every single bullet they fire.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendants are variously charged in a 208-count indictment with Second Degree Murder, Second Degree Attempted Murder, First Degree Manslaughter, Second Degree Manslaughter, First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault, Third Degree Assault, First Degree Gang Assault, Second Degree Gang Assault, First Degree Attempted Assault, Second Degree Attempted Assault, First Degree Robbery, Second Degree Robbery, Third Degree Robbery, Second Degree Burglary, Third Degree Burglary, First Degree Criminal Use of a Firearm, Second Degree Criminal Use of a Firearm, Second Degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, First Degree Conspiracy, Second Degree Conspiracy, Third Degree Conspiracy, Fourth Degree Conspiracy, Third Degree Criminal Sale of a Firearm, Fourth Degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, and First Degree Reckless Endangerment, Second Degree Reckless Endangerment, Fifth Degree Criminal Possession of Stolen Property, Petit Larceny, Possession of Ammunition, Fourth Degree Grand Larceny.
Detectives of the NYPD Gun Violence Suppression Division/Bronx Violence Reduction Task Force and Bronx Warrant Squad arrested six of the defendants on June 18, 2025, and four of them were arraigned before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Rosenblueth. A fifth defendant was arraigned on June 20th before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Guy Mitchell. The sixth defendant is awaiting arraignment. Four defendants have not yet been apprehended. Ten other defendants are already in custody on other cases and will be arraigned on a later date.
The incidents outlined in the indictment occurred between May 2021 and May 2025. According to the investigation the defendants allegedly carried out 12 shootings—including one fatal.
In the aftermath of some of their alleged acts these defendants would brag about them on social media. Last month a Thirdside defendant posted a drill rap music video to his Instagram admitting he took part in a shootout with 9Raq in March, in which at least 17 shots were fired, none hitting the rivals but one bullet grazing a passerby. “I don’t know how we missed them,” he said.
The 9Raq crew operated from East 169th Street to East 170th street and Morris Avenue to Teller Avenue, and Thirdside claimed East 183rd Street to East 185th Street between Crotona Avenue and Southern Boulevard as their territory.
On September 25, 2022, two of the defendants, members of Thirdside, were riding on a moped looking for rival gang members on East 180th Street and they fired three shots. One of the bullets struck a 75-year-old man was hit in the thigh.
On June 2, 2023, alleged 9Raq member Nixon Rodriguez was fatally shot by a member of his own crew during a shooting on Olinville Avenue in which the gang described as a failed retaliatory mission inside rival gang territory.
District Attorney Clark thanked the NYPD Gun Violence Suppression Division, specifically NYPD Detectives Patriciann Caputo, Christine Vargas, Brandon Ravelo, members of the 42nd Precinct, the 44th Precinct, the 47th Precinct, and the 48th Precinct Detective Squads, the Bronx Warrant Squad, and Correction Officer Investigator Jeffrey Rios of New York City Department of Correction for their work in the investigation.
Defendants (John/Jane Doe was an adolescent at time of crime) Jaheim James, aka Munna, 23, Bronx — not yet arraigned Shameek Parker, aka Freedom, 23, Bronx — in State custody Kelvin Amankwah, aka Fendi B, 22, Bronx — not yet apprehended Hasib Cutts, aka Sleepy, 22, Bronx — not yet apprehended Shahiem McCrimmon, aka Drako, 21, Bronx — not yet apprehended Pharrell King, aka Rell Munna, 21, Bronx — not yet arraigned Parris Dennis, aka Bolo, 20, Bronx — not yet arraigned, in out-of-State custody Justin Thomas, aka Banga, 20, Bronx — not yet apprehended Mamadou Sow, 20, aka Mdot, Bronx — apprehended and pending arraignment Sakuar Mason, aka Shiesty, 19, Bronx — not yet arraigned John Doe, 20, Brooklyn — arraigned and remanded John Doe, 20, Manhattan — not yet arraigned John Doe, 20, Bronx — not yet arraigned John Doe, 19, Bronx — arraigned and held on bail John Doe, 19, Brooklyn — arraigned and remanded John Doe, 18, Bronx — arraigned and remanded John Doe, 18, Bronx — not yet arraigned John Doe, 17, Bronx — not yet arraigned, in OCFS detention Jane Doe, 17, Bronx — arraigned and held on bail (not charged as a gang member) John Doe, 16, Bronx — not yet arraigned
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
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