BUFFALO — Twenty-three-year old Tariq Brown of Buffalo, who was convicted of RICO Conspiracy in connection with the May 12, 2012 shooting at Martin Luther King Park that left Marquay Lee dead and four other individuals wounded, was sentenced today to 22 years in prison. Two of the injured persons suffered permanent injuries, one victim is now a paraplegic and another was blinded in one eye.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meghan A. Tokash and Michael Felicetta, who handled the prosecution of this case, Brown is alleged to be a member of the Bailey Boys Gang, a violent criminal gang which operates in an area of the City of Buffalo bounded by Winspear Avenue, the Kensington Expressway, Eggert Road and Main Street. The defendant Brown already stands accused of three other attempted murders which injured two people.
As a result of the ongoing investigation into the Bailey Boys Gang, members now stand accused of four murders, 14 attempted murders, including four drive-by shootings. The attempted murders include a shooting that occurred during a neighborhood party with numerous children present and a shooting that occurred during a robbery. A total of 11 were arrested and to date, seven defendants have been convicted. The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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