NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — The alleged member of a violent Brooklyn street gang has been arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with murder for a February shooting that left a teen boy dead, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Wednesday.
Jared "Jah Woo" McCauley, 21, was arraigned on a 13-count indictment in which he is charged with second-degree murder, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and first-degree reckless endangerment.
Sheik Koureichi, 21, was arraigned on the same indictment on July 29.
According to the investigation, at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 29, 13-year-old Troy Gill was walking home in the vicinity of Bergen Street and New York Avenue, after attending a Nets basketball game at the Barclays Center when he was allegedly shot by the men in a drive by shooting.
The teen suffered gunshots to the back and arm and called his mother to tell her he had been shot. He was taken to Kings County Hospital and pronounced dead.
At approximately 11 p.m., McCauley and Koureichi drove in a white Jeep to East New York where they allegedly repeatedly shot the front door of a rival gang member who was purportedly a member of the Drench street gang, prosecutors said.
Both shootings are alleged to be in retaliation for the kidnapping and beating earlier that day of McCauley - a rapper associated with the Woo gang.
According to officials, McCauley was lured to the Bronx, forced into a car, beaten, stripped, and then forced out of the car. That incident was recorded and posted to social media.
McCauley and Koureichi are set to return to court on Aug. 16.
"As alleged, these defendants went on a revenge spree that took the life of a young boy, DA Gonzalez said. "This type of senseless retaliatory gang violence is claiming too many lives, including children, and my office, along with the NYPD, is focused on solving each one of those shootings and holding those who commit them responsible."
"I commend everyone who worked on this complicated investigation and hope today’s indictment will bring a small measure of relief to Troy’s loved ones," he added.