DOWNTOWN — A complaint was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Elijah Roy with crimes related to an Aug. 17, 2025, shooting at Taste of the City Lounge in Brooklyn, New York, where three individuals were murdered and an additional 10 were shot and injured.

Specifically, Roy is charged with assault in aid of racketeering and with being a felon in possession of ammunition. The defendant is an associate of the 5-9 Brims, a subset of the Bloods street gang, operating in and around Brooklyn.

Roy, also known as “Eli Spice” and “Swervo,” was arrested on Sept. 18, 2025, in North Carolina. He is scheduled to be arraigned on the complaint before United States Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo.

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Joseph Nocella Jr., FBI New York Field O

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