Newark, NJ – Two members of the Neighborhood Bloods gang operating in Jersey City have been convicted on multiple federal charges for a 2017 triple murder that claimed the lives of a rival gang member, his pregnant girlfriend, and one of their own associates, officials announced.
Following a month-long trial, 37-year-old Markell Brown, known as “Sayboy,” and 37-year-old Terence Shaw, known as “Sweet Meat,” were found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, along with multiple counts of murder, firearm discharge, and causing death through the use of a firearm. Brown was convicted on all counts, while the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on one of the murder-related counts against Shaw.
According to trial evidence, on January 16, 2017, Brown and Shaw plotted to kill a rival gang member during an ongoing feud. The pair used a stolen U-Haul truck and two-way radios to carry out the ambush at the victim’s Fulton Avenue apartment. Investigators said the two executed the rival by shooting him in the back of the head, arm, and shoulder, and then fatally shot his 25-year-old pregnant girlfriend in the head and chest…