Twenty alleged members of the G-Side/Drilly gang are in custody after a ten-month long investigation.

"They terrorized members of the Fordham/Bedford Park neighborhoods who were forced to run for their lives as the bullets flew through the air," said Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark.

The D.A. announced the 82-count indictment Thursday, which includes charges of conspiracy, murder and manslaughter.

What You Need To Know

  • The defendants allegedly committed multiple shootings, killing two people and injuring innocent bystanders

  • The 82-count indictment includes charges of conspiracy, murder and manslaughter

  • If convicted of the top count of first-degree conspiracy, four of the defendants face 15 years to life behind bars

Clark said these individuals allegedly committed 32 acts of violence dating back to 2018.

"We're doing all that we can to deal with the gun surge that's happening here in the Bronx but more must be done to deviate young people from gangs and senseless violence," Clark said.

The NYPD said the alleged gang members carried out fatal shootings, killing two people and injuring six others, some of whom were innocent bystanders.

"People are living in fear right now. We've had innocent children shot, injured and killed," said NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig. "We've had a 61-year-old woman doing nothing but shopping in a store."

Essig was referring to 12-year-old Kade Lewin, who was killed while sitting in a parked car in Brooklyn, and 61-year-old Juana Soriano De-Perdomo, who got caught in the crossfire inside a bodega in Fordham Heights.

"These are the trigger pullers," said Inspector Jason Savino, commanding officer of the Gun Violence Suppression Division. "The very few individuals that make it uncomfortable and downright dangerous for all the great people in our community. Who without remorse, carry firearms and create an uncomfortable quality of life around them."

The NYPD said a major gang takedown like this makes the city safer for a number of reasons. Other gangs tend to lay low in the aftermath, which means the Bronx could see a drop in crime.

"These type of cases have historically succeeded in driving down crime," said Essig. "And I have the utmost confidence that this case and others to follow will help stem the violence in the Bronx."

Seven defendants were arraigned Tuesday and are due back in court later this month. The remaining defendants are awaiting arraignment. If convicted of the top count of first-degree conspiracy, four of the defendants face 15 years to life behind bars.