Shakim Rivera

Death by Force

Shakim Rivera, a 27-year-old resident of Brooklyn, NY, was tragically killed on February 22, 2015. Rivera was the leader of the Cypress Gangsta Crips (CGC), a subgroup of the Eight Trey Crips based in the Cypress Hills Houses of East New York, Brooklyn. His death was the result of an internal gang conflict that escalated into a fatal act of violence. Jason Soto, also known as "Twin," a fellow member of the CGC, was charged with Rivera's murder nearly a decade later. According to federal prosecut ...Read More

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