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Gang Member 'Hunted Down,' Shot Victim 4 Times On Long Island Over Social Media Post: DA Gang Member 'Hunted Down,' Shot Victim 4 Times On Long Island Over Social Media Post: DA
Gang Member 'Hunted Down,' Shot Victim 4 Times On Long Island Over Social Media Post: DA A 21-year-old will spend two decades in prison after he attempted to kill a perceived gang enemy and hid hundreds of fentanyl pills during his arrest. Elijah Giron, a member of the Latin Kings gang, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Tuesday, July 9 for the Westbury incident, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. At around 11:15 p.m. on January 9, 2023, the 21-year-old got out of the driver’s seat of a Dodge Challenger on South Fulton Street and started shooting. He fired four rounds from a 9mm pistol at a person standing outside of a different car before fleeing the scen…

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by Sophie Grieser
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2 Victims Partially Blinded In MS-13 Member’s ‘Brutal’ Attack Outside Long Island Business: DA 2 Victims Partially Blinded In MS-13 Member’s ‘Brutal’ Attack Outside Long Island Business: DA
2 Victims Partially Blinded In MS-13 Member’s ‘Brutal’ Attack Outside Long Island Business: DA An alleged MS-13 gang member was formally charged in a vicious stabbing attack outside a Long Island business that permanently disfigured two victims. Gensel Soler Avila, age 21, of Huntington Station, was arraigned on assault and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, June 18. According to prosecutors, Soler Avila got into a physical fight with another man at a Huntington Station bar at around 11:45 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2023. When the other man attempted to run away, he reportedly chased him into the middle of the intersection of Pulaski Road and New York Avenue and knocked him to…

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by Michael Mashburn
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MS-13 Member Lured 18-Year-Old To Long Island Death, Buried Murder Weapon: DA MS-13 Member Lured 18-Year-Old To Long Island Death, Buried Murder Weapon: DA
MS-13 Member Lured 18-Year-Old To Long Island Death, Buried Murder Weapon: DA A 26-year-old alleged MS-13 member was convicted of murder and more for his role in the murder of a teenager at a Long Island park. Kevin Torres, also known as “Sarco,” faced his conviction on Wednesday, June 5 after a trial in which the jury deliberated for less than an hour, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Torres, reportedly a member of the MS-13 gang, was one of multiple men involved in the murder of 18-year-old Daniel Garcia-Carbajal. Related Story: MS-13 Member Sentenced For Luring, Killing Of 18-Year-Old At Long Island Park On the morning of March 1, 2021, …

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by Sophie Grieser