Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced late last week the indictment of 22 alleged Folk Nation gang members. According to the 176-page indictment, the alleged Folk Nation gang was involved in 26 shootings across Brooklyn and Manhattan, with one ending in a fatality.
Among the charges in the indictment document are conspiracy to commit murder, weapons possession, and other related offenses. In a press statement from the governor’s office, the alleged Folk Nation gang members were connected to 33 criminal acts across the city.
In the 26 shootings, one of the victims died of their wounds, and there were 12 non-fatal incidents, for a total of 23 shooting victims…