In the ongoing investigation of a shooting that disrupted a "Peace in the Hood" anti-violence event, a sixth individual has been apprehended, Tevens Darnell Bradley, 19 years old, was arrested with the aid of U.S. Marshals in connection to the incident that took place on July 5 at Sara Sims Park, where gunfire between rival gangs left three women injured, as CBS12 reported.
The shooting happened during an event that was held without a city permit and was aimed at bringing peace to the community; as the city had previously denied the permit due to staffing limitations but the organizers went ahead with the event and it drew a crowd of 400 to 500 people, including families with children and gunfire broke out just after 8 p.m., allegedly between the 16th Ave Boys and the Cherry Hill Boyz, according to CBS12.
Bradley faces charges of improper exhibition of a firearm with a felony gang enhancement, WPBF notes, the same offense for which five other men were previously arrested over the span of several months, the men, identified as Jamarion Petty, 19, Kenneth Hollis, 25, Javon Johnson, 19, D’Andre Leger, 20, and Travonte Edwards, 21, face criminal counts ranging from attempted second-degree murder to aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
On the night of the incident, one woman was discovered by police at the scene with a gunshot wound to her femur, another suffered a fractured leg after being hit in the hip, and a third lady was struck in the knee by a bullet or a fragment during the event, according to accounts from eyewitnesses and investigators, who pieced together surveillance footage, witness statements that have been critical they've been hailed in identifying the suspects involved in the violence that tore through what was meant to stand as a bastion against such acts, stated CBS12.
While all victims are on the path to recovery and have signaled intentions to press criminal charges, Diamond Delk, one of the women injured, is planning to take legal action against the city, alleging it failed to ensure the safety of the event's attendees, despite the lack of a permit.
