# Feds bust 3 alleged Crip ‘Babiez’ gangsters in shocking NYC cold-case murder of 12-year-old

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/feds-bust-3-alleged-crip-babiez-gangsters-in-shocking-nyc-cold-case-murder-of-12-year-old/
- Published: 2026-11-12T21:58:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T22:25:46+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/feds-bust-3-alleged-crip-babiez-gangsters-in-shocking-nyc-cold-case-murder-of-12-year-old/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Three alleged gang members face charges in the 2022 killing of Kade Lewin.
- Prosecutors say the 12-year-old was shot in a case of mistaken identity.
- A suspect’s 2025 arrest reportedly helped break the cold case.

## Summary

Three alleged members of the Insane Crip Gangsters Babiez were charged in federal court over the 2022 killing of 12-year-old Kade Lewin in Brooklyn. Prosecutors say the boy was shot by mistake when gunmen opened fire on a car they believed belonged to a rival gang; the case matters because a breakthrough in 2025 revived an investigation that had been cold for years.

Lewin was eating dinner with relatives near East 56th Street and Linden Boulevard when he was shot in the head and chest, dying within ten minutes. His 20-year-old cousin was wounded and survived, while an eight-year-old in the car was unharmed. Prosecutors identify Ousmane Diallo and Mayel Bussereth as the alleged shooters and Jonah Luc as the driver; all three pleaded not guilty. If convicted, Diallo and Bussereth could face life imprisonment or the death penalty, while Luc faces a possible sentence of 10 years to life.

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