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Feds Charge Suspect in Crown Heights Lounge Mass Shooting, Judge Orders Him Held

Prosecutors released security footage that shows roughly 40 shots in six seconds during a gang dispute.

FILE - New York City Police Department vehicles secure the entrance to the Taste of the City Lounge, center, where a shooting took place on Aug. 17 in Brooklyn, New York, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Julie Walker, File)
Police tape outside the Taste of the City Lounge in August.
Elijah Roy. (NYPD)
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Overview

  • Elijah Roy, 25, was indicted on assault in aid of racketeering and felon-in-possession-of-ammunition charges tied to the Aug. 17 shooting inside Taste of the City Lounge.
  • A federal judge ordered Roy held without bail following his arraignment in Brooklyn, citing risk factors detailed in court filings.
  • Surveillance video released by prosecutors depicts a rapid gunfight with at least 40 rounds fired within seconds by multiple shooters as patrons dove for cover.
  • Authorities identify two of the three people killed — Marvin St. Louis and Jamel Childs — as participants in the exchange, while Amadou Diallo is described as a bystander.
  • Roy was arrested Sept. 18 in North Carolina with $7,000 in cash according to the complaint, as investigators continue pursuing additional suspects and victims press civil claims against the lounge.