Two members of a Newark street gang have been found guilty of murdering a rival gang member during a 2022 crime spree.
Tyler Shorter, 22, and Amir Canty, 23, both of Newark, were convicted by a federal jury on Friday on the charges of racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering and firearms offenses, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey said in a statement.
The two men committed the crimes as part of their involvement in the Sex, Money, Murder set of the Bloods street gang, authorities said. Shorter has also gone by his street names of “Money Bags” and “Bangs,” while Canty has gone by the nickname “Blast.”…