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New York Post
20 Mar 2024


NextImg:13-year-old killed in Brooklyn shooting was targeted in revenge plot over Instagram live beating: sources

Police have two persons of interest in connection with the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy in Brooklyn that was apparently revenge for an Instagram live beating that the young boy was not involved in, according to police sources.

Troy Gill was just a few blocks from his home in Crown Heights near Brooklyn Avenue and St. Marks Avenue around 10 p.m. on Feb. 29 when he was shot four times by rival gang members and left for dead, cops said.

The boy had been to a Nets game earlier that night and desperately called his mother as he fled right after being shot, according to police.

Troy Gill was targeted for his affiliation with a street crew, cops said. Michael Dalton

Gill was targeted for his affiliation with a street crew, but police sources said the young man had no connection to the violent deeds that led to the vengeful shooting.

Sources said the suspected gunman — who so far has not been named — was the recent victim of a crime themself.

Prior to Gill’s murder, the suspected gunman was kidnapped by members of the same crew Gill was affiliated with.

The gunman was forced to strip naked and filmed on Instagram live being beaten up before eventually being let go, police sources told The Post.

The soon-to-be gunman then gathered members of his own crew and saw Gill — who was not a part of the kidnapping — and allegedly gunned him down out of revenge for the kidnapping and the beating, sources said.

Troy Gill.
The 13-year-old called his mother as he fled after being shot four times, according to police. Michael Dalton

After the shooting Gill was rushed to Kings County hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

The initial investigation led cops to white Jeep that investigators said could be affiliated with the shooting.

A police spokesperson said Wednesday the investigation remains ongoing and no arrests have so far been made.