Overview

• Sixteen alleged members of the 9Raq and Thirdside street gangs have been indicted, while four more remain at large.
• Authorities accuse the crews of orchestrating at least 13 shootings and one murder across the Bronx between 2022 and 2025.
• Many defendants are teenagers, including a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old girl who held up a smoke shop at gunpoint when she was 16.
• Investigators say members used social media, including drill rap videos, to boast about and coordinate violent acts.
• Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and DA Darcel Clark urged revisions to the Raise the Age Law, blaming it for insufficient accountability of juvenile offenders.