Philadelphia gang members charged in murder-for-hire plot, shootings that killed 4, injured 8
PHILADELPHIA - Law enforcement says they are dismantling a violent Philadelphia gang that has wreaked havoc across the city as they charge several members in yearlong investigations.
"BNG is history," DA Larry Krasner said Monday in a press conference condeming the gang's role in several fatal and non-fatal shootings carried out over several months beginning in 2021.
"Big Naddy Gang" or "BNG" was formed after 15-year-old Nahmeer Johnson was killed in April 2021. Officials say the gang has used the teen's death as justification for their violent acts.
A deep dive grand jury investigation led to new and additional charges in connection to a spree of gun violence that left four people dead and eight others injured:
- Double non-fatal shooting on 33rd and York streets on July 4, 2021
- Non-fatal shooting on Judson Street on September 5, 2021
- Homicide on West Huntingdont Street on September 6, 2021
- Homicide on York Street on September 18, 2021
- Homicide and double non-fatal shooting on 33rd Street on September 29, 2021
- Double non-fatal shooting on Cambria Street on October 4, 2021
- Non-fatal shooting on 22nd Street on October 10, 2021
- Homicide on 28th Street on January 2, 2022
One of those shootings included a murder-for-hire that went wrong when officials say BNG members followed the wrong people and opened fire on three innocent women inside a vehicle, killing one of them.
Another tragedy unfolded when gang members fired shots at a candlelight vigil for a young homicide victim, according to authorities.
Officials say cutting edge digital, forensic and basaltic evidence played a crucial role in bringing charges, including murder and attempted murder, against these gang members:
Dontae Sutton, Khalil Henry, Nayke Williams, Jahlil WIlliams, Jamir Brunson-Gans, Elijah Soto, Haneef Davis and Rahmeir Hayes.