Folk nation leader charged with possession of ammunition in connection to March 22 shooting
On July 12, Kwyme Waddell of Brooklyn, who is involved in the leadership of the No Love City (NLC) street gang, a subsidiary of the Folk Nation Gangster Disciples, was arrested and charged with felony possession of ammunition. The charge is in relation to a shooting committed on March 22, 2022, in which Waddell allegedly fired at least 11 rounds into a crowd on the block of East 21st Street between Ditmas Avenue and Dorchester Road in Flatbush right after 9:30 p.m.
Waddell had removed a silver firearm from his jacket while in the lobby of 2415 Newkirk Avenue and one minute later exited the building, mounting a motorized scooter and heading toward the block of East 21st Street between Ditmas Avenue and Dorchester Road. On the west side of the sidewalk, Waddell allegedly began to open fire while on the scooter across the street into a crowd of people standing on the corner of Dorchester Road and East 21st Street.
The Kings County District Attorney’s Office and the Eastern District of New York have brought a multitude of prosecutions against associates and members of Folk Nation Gangster Disciples.