Overview
- Detectives released a photo of Haile Cummings and asked the public to share tips on his whereabouts in connection with the Aug. 17 shooting at Taste of the City Lounge.
- The gunfight inside the Crown Heights venue left three men dead, including bystander Amadou Diallo, with additional patrons wounded.
- Police describe the incident as a clash between 5-9 Brims affiliates and Folk Nation members, saying Marvin St. Louis opened fire on Jamel Childs, who shot back as others joined.
- Investigators recovered 42 shell casings, and prosecutors released video showing more than 40 shots fired in roughly six seconds as patrons scrambled for safety.
- Earlier in the probe, Elijah “Eli Spice” Roy was arrested and federally charged with assault in aid of racketeering and felon in possession of ammunition, and Timothy Spence was charged in January.