Over a dozen alleged gang members from Coney Island, aged 16 to 27, on Monday were indicted on various charges connected to 16 shootings in the borough that resulted in seven victims, including one who died of his injuries.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York City Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch, said there are 113 counts in the indictment against 15 defendants who are alleged members of two subsets of the 59 Brim Bloods in Coney Island known as “Fly Ooter Gang,” a.k.a., FOG, and “Koney Sides.” Charges include conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to possess weapons, murder, attempted murder, and related charges.
The indictment stems from a police investigation that started in January 2024 that focused on the two gangs that operate out of several neighboring housing complexes in Coney Island. FOG/Koney Sides territory encompasses the area of Coney Island from West 15th Street to West 37th Street, between Surf Avenue and Neptune Avenue, officials said.
Rival gangs to FOG/Koney Sides are numerous and span a large area of central Brooklyn. They include WOOO, Choo, 780, Folk Nation, GWAY, R2R, and Drench, variously based in Brownsville, East Flatbush, Crown Heights, Coney Island, Gravesend, and East New York. Over the course of the investigation, the defendants allegedly traveled extensively to commit acts of violence against their rivals; the charged incidents in the indictment occurred in nine different police precincts from Coney Island to Downtown Brooklyn, officials said.
The investigation revealed that the acts of violence were committed to maintain their territorial dominance, as well as to retaliate against taunts by rival gangs regarding the April 27, 2025 homicide of FOG/Koney Side member Javon Johnnie and the April 29, 2025 friendly-fire homicide of FOG/Koney Side member Tamari Carmona, according to prosecutors.
"In one instance alleged in this case, some of the defendants unloaded as many as 30 rounds of bullets at perceived rivals. In another, a defendant allegedly carried a firearm in an office meeting with a supervised release counselor, then opened fire on alleged rivals on his way out the door," Gonzalez said in a statement. "We cannot accept this type of brazen gun violence on our streets."
The defendants also regularly exchanged taunts with their rivals through music videos and social media, including in an online chat group to which some of the defendants and numerous rivals belonged, prosecutors added.
“This 13-month investigation closed 16 separate shooting cases and ended the spree of violence and retribution these gang members had unleashed across Brooklyn,” said Tisch. “It is all part of the NYPD’s precision policing strategy: taking down gangs, removing guns from our streets, and deploying our officers exactly where and when they are needed most."
The defendants were identified as: Randy Belle, 18; Kristian Blackstock, 17; Nehemiah Dash, 18; Cornell Graham, 18; Gabriel Greenidge, 18; Kamar Hines, 19; Tyquan Holmes, 18; Julien Johnnie, 20; Elijah Lewis, 18; Christopher Moore, 21; Isef Richards, 27; Christopher Smart, 16; Taj Underwood, 23; Jhosue Valdespino, 17; and Andreus Williams, 18.
