BRIDGEPORT, CT – Ziare Dedrick, 21, known on the streets as “Zi” and “Hb Zi,” will spend the next 255 months behind bars for his chilling part in the December 2019 murder of 18-year-old Ty’Quess Moore, also known as “Breezo.” U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley delivered the sentence in Bridgeport today, adding five years of supervised release to the lengthy prison term. The case, a brutal illustration of gang warfare, exposes the underbelly of Bridgeport’s criminal network.
The investigation, a joint effort by the FBI, ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Connecticut State Police, and Bridgeport Police, revealed Dedrick’s deep involvement with the Original North End (“O.N.E.”) gang. O.N.E., operating out of the Trumbull Gardens area, engaged in a litany of violent acts against rival gangs – the East End, East Side, and PT Barnum gangs – alongside drug trafficking, robbery, and car theft. Social media served as their twisted town crier, used to coordinate criminal activities and flaunt their brazen disregard for the law.
The days leading up to Moore’s death were marked by escalating violence. Court documents detail multiple shooting incidents in early December 2019 orchestrated by Dedrick and his O.N.E. associates. One particularly disturbing incident involved the shooting of the mother of two East End gang members outside her Bridgeport home. On December 8, 2019, Dedrick and others fired shots within the P.T. Barnum Housing Complex before escalating the violence further.
The culmination of this escalating feud came on Newfield Avenue, considered turf for the East End/East Side gang. Dedrick, driving a stolen Lexus, transported two fellow O.N.E. members who opened fire, fatally wounding Ty’Quess Moore. Dedrick, already in custody since December 10, 2019, pleaded guilty on November 23, 2022, to one count of racketeering conspiracy, finally facing justice for his role in the senseless killing.
The prosecution, led by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Karen L. Peck, Rahul Kale, Jocelyn C. Kaoutzanis and Tara E. Levens, highlighted the case as part of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), Project Longevity, and Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) programs. These initiatives aim to curb violent crime through targeted enforcement and community-based prevention strategies. However, the grim reality remains: Bridgeport, like many cities, continues to grapple with the devastating consequences of gang violence.
Today’s sentencing sends a message, though whether it’s enough to dismantle the O.N.E. and other Bridgeport gangs remains to be seen. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, alongside Joseph T. Corradino, State’s Attorney for the Fairfield Judicial District, Bridgeport Police Chief Roderick Porter, and federal agents, all emphasized the ongoing commitment to dismantling these criminal enterprises and bringing those responsible for violence to justice. The streets of Bridgeport, however, remain stained with the legacy of this case.
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Key Facts
- Agency: ATF
- Category: Organized Crime|Weapons|Violent Crime
- Source: Official Press Release
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