Pink Houses, Red Blood: The Shatavia Walls Story

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This story transports us to the
notorious Pink Houses of East

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New York where two warring
factions have been terrorizing

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the community for decades.
Chatavia Walls, who was

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allegedly killed by 90 gang
members in 2020, was another

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victim of these ruthless gangs
who had a complex history.

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Caught between the Mackballer
Brims and 90 gang with their

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affiliates, Chatavia had already
experienced 2 gunshot wounds to

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her thigh and face drug charges.
The unforgiving streets of East

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New York had taken an extreme
toll on her until she decided to

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testify against them.
The court convicted her

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husband's sleigh, a key member
of the Mackballer Brims, for

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trafficking drugs and weapons.
Boss from the Mackballer side

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had sold crack cocaine and
heroin along Webster Ave.

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She wasn't a red and that
bastard should never have killed

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her, said an elder relative.
If any motherfucker ever shoots

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you, go testify against them.
However, Chatavia's death was a

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tragic reminder of the hardships
of living in Brooklyn's Housing

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Authority complex.
This story is 1 we'll never

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forget.
Chatavia walked through the

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minefield that was her home.
Gangs with allegiances as strong

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as family bloodlines waged
battles, bullets tearing through

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flesh like tissue paper.
Two shots to her thigh and a

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drug charge were the catalysts
for her cooperation with the

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feds, prompting a decision that
cost her life.

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Walls grew up in pink houses
Building 10 near the 9D gang.

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She learned too late that Mack
Baller brims had infiltrated

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Building 7 and 8 on Autumn Ave.
starting a decade long gang war

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Sleigh, a Mack Baller's leader
was her spouse, and his criminal

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life entangled her too.
Allegations stated he received

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his drugs from Boss, another
Mack Baller who sold crack and

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heroin on Webster Ave. in the
Bronx.

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Any dreams of freedom Chatavia
this union snuffed may have

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cherished out.
Chatavia Wall's death resulted

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in charges being brought against
those involved, highlighting

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divisions amongst the Pink
Houses complex.

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Rabb was supplying many of the
Mackballers like Broadway, with

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illegal drugs.
Their drug empire extended to

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Brooklyn and the Bronx and even
Maine, where they were pushing

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heroin.
The court allowed.

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Wiretaps on phones used by
several people involved in the

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Mackballer situation confirmed
Stunner's position as Dawn, a

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role of leadership over the
whole town.

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In late December 2017, Slay was
appointed to oversee operations

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in Brooklyn.
Through intercepted

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conversations amongst members of
the gang, accounts of guns,

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violence and doing whatever
necessary to protect their turf

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arose.
For instance, in November 2017,

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during a series of calls, Slay
issued a threat to an individual

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using a firearm from the Pink
Houses.

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Stunner then asked Chatavia
Walls to bring him a hammer

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downstairs, and he bragged about
how close he was to being jailed

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for having fired his gun.
A separate call between Stunner

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and Broadway discussed
ammunition for Broadway's gun

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because he had to take care of
something, meaning something

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violent.
The Mack Ballers resolved to

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protect their turf was evident
as Broadway boasted about

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obtaining bullets from Stunner's
gun.

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Roach, a Mack Baller Brim,
because of his St. notoriety,

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was the recipient of illicit
substances from boss, though he

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had priors for drug offenses
since the start of the 2000s and

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even once being convicted of
second degree attempted murder

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in 2011, for which he served six
years.

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On June 18th, 2023, he was at
1400 Webster Ave. in the Bronx,

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an area known as Mack Motherland
Butler Houses.

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Surveillance cameras caught
Roach with a firearm on the same

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street corner that night as he
roamed away from Blink Fitness

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gym.
Four shots were fired in

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succession.
People running away in fear

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created a chaotic scene in the
background.

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Roche searched for bullet
fragments or casings.

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When New York PD officers
arrived, they found a 38 year

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old male had been shot in his
left ankle.

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The criminal Roche the police
retrieved a bullet fragment from

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the victim's ankle and a shell
casing from the sidewalk next to

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Blink Fitness this discovery
wood forest sleigh walls husband

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of Chatavia into indictments
with the Mack Ballers in 2018,

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Investigations unveiled Chatavia
was an enigmatic figure,

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operating as both a drug dealer
and a nurturing mother who took

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care of her aunt, handled
multiple jobs, and consorted

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with authorities when necessary.
Unbeknownst to her, such

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behavior could generate severe
repercussions amongst her

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enemies, the 9D Gang, a criminal
faction renowned as the Wise

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Gang and very Crispy Gangsters.
Allegiance with other gangs such

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as the Shoes, Apes or Stone
Bloods, Twirlers and Hats gave

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them further notoriety through
rap videos and social media

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postings.
Led by Kev G, their little big

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homie Shakim was a part of the
notorious Loopy Gang, whose

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affiliations ran deep with the
9D Gang.

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They shot Shakim twice in both
legs in 2014 and he has had a

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long list of charges since then.
Shakim has 6 criminal

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convictions behind him, four
that occurred before he even hit

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18 years old.
Shakim grew up in an abusive

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household with an alcoholic
mother and had to fend for

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himself in the projects.
He survived by any means

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necessary.
Larone ran a major drug

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distribution network in the Pink
Houses.

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Keene rolled on the street and
reported to Larone.

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All that changed on October 5th,
2017 outside the Pink Houses on

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Linden Blvd.
Shakim approached Chatavia with

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a look of disdain on his face.
His crew had beef and he wanted

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her gone.
But then things went S fast.

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Her refusal was sufficient for
him.

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He rode off, returning to the
scene with a gun in hand.

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The ambiguity of Chatavia's
knowledge didn't deter her from

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standing her ground with bold
fury.

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She punched him square in the
face before tackling him down.

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Shakim hopped back up and shot
her twice in the left leg at

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close range.
The investigators found a 40

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caliber cartridge casing at the
scene.

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Despite this dire situation,
Chatavia would survive.

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The wounds to both body and
pride remained raw.

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The source of animosity between
rival Cruz was Chatavia's

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business with Slay the
Mackballer from the other side.

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However, Walls kept this
information hidden from the

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detectives until she was charged
in a drug case along with her

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husband.
She claimed she wanted to get

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everything out in the open, so
she cooperated with the feds

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despite others labeling her as a
snitch in court, Walls stated.

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I stand up for myself.
She faced intimidating witness

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testimony, according to
prosecutors.

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News Flyers posted on all 22
buildings in Pink Houses show

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that Chatavia's reputation as a
rat is still alive as Walls

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prepared to face trial in the
Federal Court of Brooklyn.

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The Flyers highlighted a police
report from a 2011 assault case,

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with Walls as a person
interviewed in connection to the

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crime.
Seizing one of those Flyers,

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Walls reported to the police,
which resulted in one of her

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adversaries being charged with
witness tampering.

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The court sentenced Keem to nine
years in prison for possessing

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illegal weapons.
The residents of Pink Houses

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confirmed Chatavia's status as a
snitch.

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However, her past seemed to
follow her everywhere, even on

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July 4th, 2020, when she got
into a confrontation with Malik

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Miller, known around the hood as
Leak, and white boy members of

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the notorious 9D gang.
The night started with

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celebration but soon turned
sour.

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Walls found herself face to face
with Miller and his crew at the

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playground where the kids were
playing.

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He denounced her for speaking
out against Hakeem's trial.

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And then in an instant, the
sound of gunshots pierced the

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night air.
Walls made her retreat.

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However, Wild Child and Joe
Santana from the 9D gang lurked

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outside and wait.
Walls speed away, but couldn't

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evade their vengeance.
Candles sit in the courtyard of

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East New York Pink Houses where
33 year old Chatavia Walls was

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shot on July 7th but sadly died
10 days later.

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On a nearby bench Monday we met
her mother.

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Reflecting and mourning.
She asked.

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We hide her identity as her
daughters killer is still out

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there.
My daughter was a a helping

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person, always wanted to help
everybody.

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Explaining that's exactly what
her daughter was doing here

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earlier this month.
Asking somebody to stop lighting

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the fireworks because the kids
was in the park today, was asked

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politely.
She says days later, as Walls

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and a friend were leaving the
Linden Blvd. building after a

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visit, they were gunned down.
According to police sources,

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it's believed Walls was the
intended target.

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A 30 year old man was also shot
but survived.

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And it happened out here, the
people from out here.

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Police sources say they're not
ruling out the possibility this

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was gang related, pointing out
there's a gang issue at this

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housing complex.
Baby Joe Santana had his trial

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set for the August of 2021.
The feds had charged him with

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multiple counts of murder under
the Federal Violent Crimes in

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Aid of Racketeering Act, and if
found guilty, he could spend the

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next two decades behind bars.
Santana was known to hail from

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Building 10 of the Pink Houses,
the home of the 9D Gang, but

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among his most controversial
relationships was that of

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Shatavia Wall's husband, Kevin
St.

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Hill, AKA Kev G, the leader of
Mack Baller Brim's gang, located

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in Building 7 and Eight in the
same complex.

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No stranger to Queens, Santana
had family members living in the

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Pink Houses also popping round
often to hang out but getting

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caught up in violence.
It was during one such visit

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that he argued with Shakeem
Boykins of the Loopy Gang,

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firing shots towards his legs,
according to his own testimony

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in court.
The feds indicted both Santana

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and her husband on drug
trafficking charges in 2018,

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which prompted Walls to
cooperate with them, telling

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them what she knew before it was
too late.

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Her bravery in snatching
Miller's identification card

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when a confrontation between
herself and infamous 9D gang

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members Malik Miller and
Cheyenne Fernandez erupted

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became key evidence used against
Miller in court.

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Miller was determined to get his
revenge and on July 7th, 2020,

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Santana and Green carried out
his plan.

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The investigation into her
killing LED detectives nowhere

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until alternative leads gave
them insight.

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Into Miller went Fernandez,
Green, and Bay, all of whom they

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somehow connected to the death
of Walls.

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After a lengthy pursuit, Miller
was apprehended and interrogated

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for his part in the execution.
He denied any involvement, but

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would not provide any
information about those involved

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or their whereabouts.
As justice crept closer to

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revealing itself, one thing was
certain, the dark streets

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wouldn't be giving up its
victims.

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His face hardened with vengeance
upon learning that these five

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men were responsible for the
heinous act of violence.

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Justice will be served for the
innocent.

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Life taken too soon.
Santana, Green and Bay had all

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been part of Miller's 9D gang,
and after much scrutiny from law

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enforcement, it became apparent
that Miller had given Walls

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orders to be executed for
snitching on her husband

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regarding drug trafficking
charges.

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Green and Santana were already
facing their destinies, with

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others taking plea bargains on
minor charges linked to the

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assassination.
Miller had become notorious as

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the head of 90 criminal
organization, scoping out

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targets beyond pink houses.
Law enforcement persevered in

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the quest of justice, prodding
deeper into 90s affairs and

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revealing what they found to the
neighborhood.

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Anxiety was etched onto people's
faces while they waited to see

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it return order to their area
and quell this uproar.

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The mission to enforce justice
intensified as police combed

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through evidence, putting them
on the right track, leading them

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from one crime scene to another.
Discovering bullet riddled

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bodies and caches of drugs and
money tucked away in forgotten

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buildings, the detectives
conducted a thorough

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investigation, questioning
anyone who could know something

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about 90s activities.
Most of the answers were

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negative and furthered suspicion
over the 9D gangs illegitimate

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doings.
This sent the law running in

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multiple directions outside Pink
houses without any solid proof

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until an informant stepped
forward to the investigators

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claiming he had knowledge
connecting 9D with other gangs

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back home.
They were all shocked, scared

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but relieved at having
confirmation of whom had to be

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toppled from power to restore
tranquility.

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Be blessed, be loved, and stay
safe y'all.