Massive sweep nabs 32 Brooklyn gang members, including suspect in stray bullet shooting that wounded 3-year-old girl

A massive law enforcement sweep netted 32 suspects from a pair of violent Brooklyn street gangs, including a suspect in the stray bullet shooting of an innocent 3-year-old girl as she walked hand-in-hand with her dad, authorities announced Tuesday.

The defendants from the rival Wooo and Choo gangs were charged in four indictments with 19 shootings, including the wounding of a 62-year-old bystander during their lethal beef, said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and NYPD Commissioner Keychant Sewell.

Two of the 14 victims caught in the crossfire were killed, the law enforcement duo said after the 106-count indictments were made public against 13 alleged Wooo members and 19 members of the Choo gang.

The charges include murder, attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, conspiracy and reckless endangerment.

Tiny victim Teira Aiken survived a gunshot that tore through her shoulder as her dad stood helplessly alongside her outside a Brownsville daycare center this past March 24. Father and daughter were together when the girl was hit by the bullet intended for another man picking up his 2-year-old son, cops said.

According to authorities, gunman Daleek Habersham allegedly sent a screenshot of a news article about the shooting to a private Instagram group — followed by the message that he “did bad.”

“We aim to incapacitate two violent street gangs that have terrorized parts of Brownsville for too long,” said Gonzalez. “Their senseless and and indiscriminate gun violence upended the sense of safety for many residents and wounded a number of innocent bystanders.”

Authorities recovered 27 firearms during the longterm probe of the two gangs operating out of neighboring housing complexes in Brownsville, he added. The lethal dispute was sparked by the July 10, 2020, murder of Wooo member Shamet Boomer, with the investigation revealing two more of the gang’s members were killed by the rival Choo gang, officials said.

The Wooo gang launched a violent retaliation known as “Boomin’ for Boomer,” targeting members of Choo and a second local gang. According to officials, their response included a “shoot on sight” policy against their rivals.

Dad Teno Aiken, 40, was carrying grocery bags from a nearby supermarket when the bullets started flying around 6 p.m. eight months ago. He told the Daily News that he was speaking with the intended target when the shots were fired.

The father recalled his daughter’s tears immediately after the shooting but didn’t realize she was hit by a bullet until removing her jacket and seeing blood.

The shooter jumped inside a waiting four-door BMW with a co-conspirator behind the wheel and the pair sped away from the scene. Staffers at the Creative Minds Family Day Care Center dialed 911 immediately after the shooting.

In April 2021 a Wooo member slammed his car into a Choo associate as he crossed a street, with the victim surviving the attack and firing at the fleeing vehicle, authorities said Tuesday.

Authorities cited another incident where shots were fired at a Choo member leaving a doctor’s appointment with his mother and younger siblings after they climbed inside the family car.

“(These) charges highlight our commitment to identifying, arresting and prosecuting anyone who takes part in illegal gang activities,” said Sewell.

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