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Feds Unseal Charges and Release Video in Brooklyn Lounge Mass Shooting as Suspect Is Held Without Bail

Prosecutors cite a 5-9 Brims–Folk Nation gang dispute, using racketeering-linked statutes to pursue the case.

Overview

  • Surveillance footage published by the U.S. Attorney’s Office shows patrons diving for cover as gunfire erupts inside Taste of the City Lounge.
  • Investigators say more than 40 rounds were fired in about six seconds from up to five guns during the Aug. 17 shootout.
  • The three people killed were identified as Marvin St. Louis and Jamel Childs, described as participants, and Amadou Diallo, believed to be a bystander.
  • Prosecutors allege Elijah Roy, 25, an associate of the 5-9 Brims, fired two shots after ducking under a table; it remains unclear if his rounds hit anyone.
  • Roy was arrested Sept. 18 in North Carolina, arraigned in Brooklyn on a federal complaint alleging assault in aid of racketeering and felon-in-possession of ammunition, and detained pending further proceedings.