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Manhattan Indicts 13 Alleged ‘OY’ Members in Harlem Homicide, Nine Shootings and Courthouse Slashing

Prosecutors describe a Central Harlem turf feud centered on four NYCHA complexes, with evidence drawn from seized guns plus social media.

Overview

  • The 66-count case names 13 defendants, with 12 charged in state Supreme Court on second- and fourth-degree conspiracy alongside attempted murder, assault and weapons offenses.
  • Prosecutors say several defendants assaulted 16-year-old Tresaun Clements on June 18, 2024 near W. 148th St. and Bradhurst Ave.; he was misidentified as a rival, fell into a coma and died weeks later.
  • The indictment outlines nine shootings across 2024 in Central Harlem, including gunfire into a deli that wounded a bystander and a barrage of about 20 shots outside a Douglass Houses deli.
  • On Jan. 28, 2025, defendants allegedly smuggled scalpel blades into 100 Centre St. and slashed two rivals near an elevator bank before court officers intervened.
  • Investigators report recovering 14 semi-automatic firearms and cite YouTube videos and other posts as corroborating evidence, with arraignments proceeding this week and two adolescent offenders to be tried as adults.