Stray Bullet

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[crying]

[people chattering]

[Golda Rincon] My sister was killed

on July 5th, 2014.

We actually were having fun that day

and we were kind of out at my mom's friend's house

for a barbecue.

We were going to the store,

and that's when everything happened.

Like, it all changed.

[boy 1] I like chicken, do you?

[boy 2 laughing]

- [boy 2] No. -[both laugh]

-This is where it happened. -[dog barking]

Right here.

The shots came from over there.

[barking continues]

[Alexis Rincon] Soon after the murder

of my daughter Genesis,

Jhymiere Moore turned himself in,

surrendered himself.

Jeffry Ellerbee also surrendered himself

for being an accomplice there.

And Marshae Anthony was picked up

about a month and a half after all of that.

And he was picked up on gun charges

that were linked to the murder.

[Jack DeSalvo] All right, Jah, why don't you tell us

where you were that night.

That night, at that crime scene,

I had to be in the house 'cause

I stayed in the house that whole day,

I didn't go outside one bit.

Okay.

Well, I wasn't there.

People are putting you out there.

And I'm not just saying one person,

I'm not just saying two people,

I'm saying a lot of people

and you know the city, the city's got cameras everywhere.

We don't have a camera, a city camera,

there's a house camera, there's a liquor store camera,

there's a bodega camera. There's cameras everywhere.

-No I wasn't over there-- -No, listen to me.

You know what happened.

A 12-year-old girl

was accidentally shot

-and she died because of this. -Yes.

Again, like I said, we weren't there. We don't know.

Right now, it's always coming back to you.

But I wasn't there.

It can come back to me as much as they have to,

-but I wasn't there, that's all. -Okay.

-I promise you, I wasn't there. -And I want you to be honest.

And that's why I respect what you did tonight.

-Yes, sir. -You came to us.

We didn't have to go looking for ya, driving around.

And that shows us, you know what?

You want to get in front of this.

You want to tell us the truth

and you're telling us your truth.

-Yes. -Okay, that's important.

-I'm telling you the truth. -The truth.

-Not my truth. The truth. -All right.

There's a difference between my truth and the truth.

I'm telling you the truth.

[ethereal theme playing]

[Janny Calderon] "Detective Rico, Detective Alba,

"on ceasefire, arrived on scene as well as Detective DeSalvo,

"Detective Liebson and Detective Seabrooks,

"and Detective Gilmore.

"This officer filed a witness, Jordi Perez,

"and he stated that he went to the bodega,

"and it was closed, so they were returning back

"when him and the victims were in front of 35 Rosbrook,

"he heard loud pops, and he thought it was fireworks.

And then he saw the victim drop to the floor."

That's everything?

[Javier Castellanos] It created so much turmoil,

when Genesis got shot.

It was just like this devastating news.

And not to undermine what happened with Genesis,

because it's tragic, losing a child has gotta be

the worst thing, but these stray bullets

have been going around forever.

In 2010, they had documented close to 140 different gangs.

The uniqueness about the gang culture

in the Paterson area is that you can cross

from one block to the other,

and you're in another gang's territory.

[Shermaine Jones] Everybody hustle

for different reasons.

You've got some dude want to hustle for clothes.

You've got some dudes want to hustle for they house.

And then you got some dudes who really hustling

because you go to they household, they need,

you know, they taking care of they family.

What's a 12-year-old supposed to do

to help his mom feed his brothers and sisters?

There's only one option.

You go pick up some drugs and sell it.

This is a baby New York City now,

and you know what makes that worse,

because New York is big.

Paterson, if I'm beefing with some,

I'm from the fourth and beefing with somebody

from down the hill, we gonna see each a lot sooner.

It's like we in a cage.

When you in a cage tight, there's nowhere to run.

You got to get him or he gonna get you.

Point blank, baby.

[man] Nigga you ain't know

From 17 nigga

Mother f***ing glow nigga

Sh*t

Pakistan, Pakistan

Packing nothing grand

Not a man, not a man

Yeah niggas we got it cocked and loaded

Talking bullshit going half exploded

Bang at your brain

Bang at your brain

I heard these nigga stains

Heard these niggas play

These niggas in my lane

These niggas ain't in my lane, nah

They ain't been down

They do not feel my pain, sh*t

Now we in the club about to perform, yeah

[siren blaring]

[people chattering]

[man 1] My brothers and sisters,

we stop on this corner

because this is one of the places where the blood

of our youth cries out from the ground.

Father, we pray for healing on this corner.

For prosperity on this corner.

For life on this corner.

-For hope on this corner. -[man 2] That's right,

that's right.

-Hope of a better day. -That's right.

Of a brighter day.

Of a more prosperous day.

In the name of Jesus.

[Alexis] Before I had Genesis,

I wasn't a bad kid.

You know, growing up in the hood is pretty messed up.

You do things you don't think you would do.

You know, you steal cars.

Being on the block, we used to sell crack, you know.

It wasn't like a career, it was just like,

you do what you do.

So then, met Jenny, Genesis' mom,

then we started dating, and then she came out pregnant.

That changed me.

When I held Genesis, that's when it hit me, like,

holy sh*t, I'm a father.

[laughter]

They're acting like total fools on the bus.

[vocalizing]

[Alexis] Did you just press that?

Oh.

[indistinct chatter]

[Alexis] Put this on the side and sit right.

Here.

Jesus Christ, y'all act like

you've never been on a bus before.

How much do you think this lawyer,

how much does the lawyer cost?

A lawyer can't be more than $20,000.

Twenty, thirty thousand dollars.

For murder?

I don't need it for murder, I just need it

to get my name out of the situation.

No, no, no, this is a murder charge.

[Harley Breite] Okay...

So, you realize

your whole entire future is at stake here.

You get that, right? So here's what I'm going to do.

I'm going to save you from all of this.

Now, you want to know, Harley, how much is my freedom worth?

Yeah, I can't put a price on your freedom.

But here's the deal.

You want the best, you're here, I'm the best.

Someone shot a bullet through my house

and it wasn't very nice.

This is a Benelli M4 tactical.

Scope, lights, everything.

Red dot laser.

Light with the laser.

You know, it becomes an issue when you're walking around

and people recognize you, and gang members

are upset with you because maybe you lost a trial,

and their gang member friend blames you.

This is small for the home.

[light dramatic theme playing]

Why did I decide to leave?

Because I'm scared to be here.

And because I need my kids to be raised somewhere else.

Not here, it's too much going on here.

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