Wowdy HBTL was charged with homicide after a Bronx basketball courtroom taking pictures left one man lifeless and a teenage lady in crucial situation.
Bronx drill rapper Wowdy HBTL was charged with homicide and tried homicide after a back-to-school basketball match within the Bronx turned lethal.
Gunfire erupted at Heaton Park on Sunday (August 24), killing one man and injuring 4 others, together with a teenage lady shot within the face, who was left preventing for her life.
The 25-year-old rapper, whose actual identify is Robert Royal, was arraigned Monday (August 25) in Bronx Felony Courtroom alongside 20-year-old Daeven Reyes. Each have been ordered held with out bail.
Two youngsters, 17-year-old Messiah Hugie and 16-year-old Ny’Zay Wigfall, have been additionally charged within the case.
Royal and Reyes face counts of homicide, tried homicide, gang assault and prison possession of a weapon. The kids have been additionally hit with homicide prices.
In keeping with police, a number of shooters opened fireplace on the crowded basketball courtroom, hanging 5 folks.
Among the many victims was 32-year-old Jaceil Banks, who was shot within the chest and later died.
A 17-year-old lady, Anthonaya Campbell, was shot within the face and stays in crucial situation.
A 30-year-old man and a 29-year-old lady have been each shot within the again, whereas one other particular person was hit within the arm.
Regulation enforcement sources consider the taking pictures was gang-related.
Royal’s mom informed the New York Put up her son was wrongly recognized by police.
“It’s mistaken identification as a result of that [victim] was his buddy,” she informed the outlet.
She additionally claimed Royal had beforehand been charged in one other case however was “finally exonerated” of tried homicide and gun possession prices final yr. She claimed he was fleeing a shootout when officers detained him.
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