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Brooklyn Gang Member Charged with Multiple Shootings and Firearms Offenses
A nine-count superseding indictment was filed in federal court in Brooklyn, charging Darrius Sutton, also known as ‘Blizz Meecho,’ with violent crimes in-aid-of racketeering, including attempted murder and related firearms offenses.
Sutton, a member of an East New York-based gang called ‘Bamalife,’ is accused of engaging in armed warfare with rival gangs and terrorizing the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn.
The indictment relates to three non-fatal shootings in East New York, where four individuals were wounded. The incidents occurred on August 11, 2019, April 20, 2020, and May 16, 2020.
According to court filings, on August 11, 2019, Sutton attended a party at a rental hall on Atlantic Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn. He then confronted a member of a rival gang and began shooting, wounding the intended victim and an innocent bystander.
On April 20, 2020, Sutton ambushed a victim in the vicinity of Sheffield Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn. Surveillance video shows Sutton approaching the victim undetected and firing several shots, striking the victim in the chest, thigh, and wrist.
On May 16, 2020, Sutton shot a member of a rival gang in the vicinity of Pitkin Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn. Surveillance video shows Sutton exiting a car and walking to the location, where he entered the lobby of a building with a firearm in hand and shot the victim in the courtyard.
Sutton is already in federal custody following his arrest in July 2020 on charges of being a felon in possession of ammunition. He will be arraigned on the superseding indictment at a later date.
This case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the violent crime reduction efforts.
Defendant: Darrius Sutton, aka ‘Blizz Meecho’
Criminal Charges: Violent crimes in-aid-of racketeering, including attempted murder and related firearms offenses
City and State: Brooklyn, New York
Date: August 11, 2019 (first incident), April 20, 2020 (second incident), May 16, 2020 (third incident)
Outcome: Sutton is currently in federal custody awaiting arraignment on the superseding indictment
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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