Maloney residents respond to gang video

The video features a man threatening to ‘kill anything’ while another man brandishes an assault rifle.

It prompted renewed calls from residents for a greater police presence in the neighbourhood to help arrest escalating gang violence.

Newsday spoke to longtime Maloney resident, ‘Moses’ who said that regardless of the video’s age, violence and crime continues to be an everyday reality for residents, adding that in his 20 years as a resident of Maloney, it has never been as dangerous as it is now.

“My daughter showed me the video on her phone it’s crazy what’s going on now with these young fellas in the community.

We always ha d our problems with petty robberies and stuff but this isn’t just isolated incidents anymore.

This is a deliberate attempt from certain elements to expand and control our neighborhood.” Moses said that he along with other tenants are concerned by the boldness of criminals in the area and called on police to keep the pressure on criminals and perform more frequent exercises in Maloney.

“These guys know that the odds of them getting arrested are small so they can post videos like this and don’t think twice. I have two children to think about and the other residents feel the same way as I do.

The police would make a raid ever so often and when they leave it’s business as usual with these fellas and their foolishness.” The video which surfaced on social media during the weekend features several suspected gang members at a block party in Maloney where they are seen showing off what appears to be an AR 15 Assault Rifle.

“We killing a regular rasta right now. It could be Rasta, Muslim, Christian or Baptist.

Anybody getting it.” Last year, another video surfaced on social media in which several men were seen firing automatic weapons in the air during New Years’ celebrations in Maloney.

Two men have since been held in connection with the video.