Authorities arrested 19 people Wednesday with ties to three West Philadelphia-based gangs for their alleged role in a spree of retaliatory gun violence that impacted dozens of victims over a period of less than two years.
New charges were filed in five murders, and prosecutors accuse the suspects of participating in a total of 21 shootings between September 2022 and May 2024.
Seven alleged members of the Young Bag Chasers, or YBC; five people connected to CCK; and two from the Parkside Killers, or PSK, were part of the bust. Investigators said the groups used bragging Instagram posts and music videos to fuel violence…