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Thirteen alleged members of a Harlem gang have been indicted for months of violence that included nine shootings, a fatal assault on a 16-year-old and a brazen slashing inside the Manhattan Criminal ...

The defendants, members of the “OY” gang, were charged with attempted murder in the death of Tresaun Clements, who was not affiliated with a gang, prosecutors said. By Hurubie Meko When a 16-year-old ...