A woman from the Bronx has been charged in connection with a shooting at a local McDonald’s that left two young boys injured. The Bronx District Attorney’s Office announced the indictment, stating Diamond Smith, 18, faced numerous charges, including Attempted Murder, in connection with the violence that erupted last summer in the Allerton neighborhood. The incident, which unfolded on the evening of July 6, 2024, left a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy with gunshot wounds after they were allegedly mistaken for rival street crew members.
District Attorney Darcel D. Clark highlighted the recklessness of the act, stating, “The defendant’s actions allegedly led to the shooting of a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy while putting the lives of restaurant workers and customers at risk. Thankfully no one was gravely injured in this act of senseless violence,” in a statement obtained by the Bronx District Attorney’s Office. Smith, with a listed address on East 221st Street, was to quickly raise the bail set at $75,000 cash or $500,000 bond, after her indictment by Supreme Court Justice Kim Parker.
During the investigation, it was found that after Smith saw the boys at the McDonald’s located on White Plains Road near Mace Avenue, she contacted Dreshawn Lucas, 21, who then reportedly drove another suspect, Waynol Recio, 19, to the scene. Recio is accused of having opened fire, striking the younger child three times and the older once. Both Recio and Lucas have been charged with similar offenses related to the shooting…