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Bronx DA Indicts 10 in Linked Late‑Summer Shootings That Killed 4

Ballistics tracing of recovered firearms points to wider pipelines supplying the young suspects.

Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark speaks at a press conference.
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Josue Lopez-Vasquez, 18, is pictured at his high school graduation in June. (Courtesy of Adaberto Santiago)

Overview

  • The charges cover the Aug. 23 Haffen Park mass shooting, the Sept. 1 Allerton Avenue drive-by, and the Sept. 2 killing of 21-year-old Jontay Davis, with 10 defendants including multiple teenagers now indicted and arraigned.
  • Prosecutors say 57 shots at Haffen Park killed 32-year-old Jaceil Banks and 17-year-old Anthonaya Campbell and wounded three more attendees.
  • Five alleged gunmen in the Allerton attack fired 13 rounds killing 24-year-old Jamari Henry, then crashed during a police chase, where officers recovered multiple firearms including a pistol altered with a Glock switch.
  • Investigators recovered 13 guns overall, including a ghost gun, and ballistics link several to 13 other shootings in New York City, Mount Vernon and South Carolina.
  • Officials describe the violence as retaliatory crew conflicts driven by social media and drill-rap disputes, and a separate review cleared 18-year-old Josue Lopez‑Vasquez after video showed the gun and ammo near his car came from the fleeing suspects.