Whitey Ford
07-22-2023, 12:51 PM
Former NYC high school dean and gang leader convicted of murder in 2010 shooting death
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A former dean at a New York City high school who was also the leader of a violent street in the Bronx was convicted of killing a man on the street in a turf battle over drug trafficking, according to prosecutors.
Israel Garcia was found guilty Wednesday on a slew of offenses including multiple murder and narcotics charges, as well as witness tampering and weapon possession, said U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.
The 32-year-old Garcia, also known as “Shorty Rock,” was formerly the leader of the Get Money Gunnaz, which is part of the larger Young Gunnaz street gang, prosecutors announced Thursday. Garcia led the group for more than a decade, during which time he was in control of the distribution of drugs in the area of East 184th Street and Morris Avenue in Fordham Heights, according to court documents.
The armed gang members would allegedly engage in back-and-forth gunfights with rival crews in the area. During one of the shootouts, on Oct. 11, 2010, 21-year-old Alphonso “Joey” McClinton was shot and killed.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/former-nyc-high-school-dean-and-gang-leader-convicted-of-murder-in-2010-shooting-death/4525697/
https://i.imgur.com/ZKGRfG1.gif
A former dean at a New York City high school who was also the leader of a violent street in the Bronx was convicted of killing a man on the street in a turf battle over drug trafficking, according to prosecutors.
Israel Garcia was found guilty Wednesday on a slew of offenses including multiple murder and narcotics charges, as well as witness tampering and weapon possession, said U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.
The 32-year-old Garcia, also known as “Shorty Rock,” was formerly the leader of the Get Money Gunnaz, which is part of the larger Young Gunnaz street gang, prosecutors announced Thursday. Garcia led the group for more than a decade, during which time he was in control of the distribution of drugs in the area of East 184th Street and Morris Avenue in Fordham Heights, according to court documents.
The armed gang members would allegedly engage in back-and-forth gunfights with rival crews in the area. During one of the shootouts, on Oct. 11, 2010, 21-year-old Alphonso “Joey” McClinton was shot and killed.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/former-nyc-high-school-dean-and-gang-leader-convicted-of-murder-in-2010-shooting-death/4525697/