On Tuesday (May 24), Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced a 65-count indictment in relation to multiple shootings in and around the River Park Towers complex in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx. The indictment includes 23 alleged members of the River Park Towers gang (RPT), including rapper DThang Gz, on charges including conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, attempted assault, and criminal possession of a weapon.

One indictment involves 7 of the people, who are accused of firing 11 shots into a building vestibule on August 17, 2020, barely missing the head of one of the targets. Another indictment includes an incident at Rikers Island on April 25, 2021, where members of RPT allegedly staged an attack on a member of the Crips. 

Clark released a statement on Tuesday in regard to the allegations against RPT, "These defendants allegedly engaged in gun violence, committing six shootings, one of which injured a rival gang member. They allegedly fired wildly on the streets without regard for the lives of anyone else. They allegedly possessed a gun used in shootings that they posed with on social media and rapped about the violence.

"I thank the NYPD for their partnership in this investigation. We are doing all we can to battle the gun scourge, but more must be done to deviate young people from a life of gangs and senseless violence. I am calling on rappers from the Bronx to stop using music to encourage shootings and use it to better the community. I am asking to have a summit with aspiring rappers and the rap stars who come from the Bronx, record companies, radio stations and social media so we can find solutions to prevent further violence."

Those named in the indictment are as follows: 

-Karim Grant, 23 AKA Kay Hound
-Ibrahim Asare, 25 AKA Ace Hound (incarcerated)
-Jessie Battice, 32 AKA Fly Jess (incarcerated)
-Victor Rodriguez, 34 AKA Vic (house arrest in N.J.)
-Shaheem Spencer, 28 AKA Shizzy Hound (incarcerated)
-Lashar Williams, 20 AKA Tmac (incarcerated)
-Brandon Long, 22 AKA Blane
-Raheem Patterson, 24 AKA Rah (incarcerated)
-Daniel Collins, 20 AKA Dthang (incarcerated)
-Dewayne Wiggins, 18 AKA Lotti (incarcerated)
-Kevin Anthony, 19 AKA Tdot
-Omar Gaines, 19 AKA Bando
-Daniel Agyemang, 18 AKA Stunna (incarcerated)
-Joseph Agyemang, 18 AKA Gunna
-Jerome Hughes, 18 AKA Rome (incarcerated)
-Joshua Adams, 18 AKA Jelly (incarcerated)
-Amnbo Darby, 22 AKA Stackz (incarcerated)
-Kareem Felder, 19 AKA Reem
-Sheriff Jarjou, 18 AKA Reefy (incarcerated)
-Angel Rodriguez, 20 AKA Milly (incarcerated)
-Ernest Taluy, 20 AKA Edai (incarcerated)
-Jalias Perez, 17 AKA Baby Gz (incarcerated)
-Jaylen Johnson, 19, AKA JB (incarcerated)
-Sheriff Jarjou (incarcerated)

Six of the accused are still being sought, and eight were already incarcerated on other charges and will be arraigned in the coming days. The remaining were already arraigned and remanded.

Source: ABC7