BY ALIYA SCHNEIDER
The Bronx District Attorney’s
offi ce moved forward
with charges against three
individuals involved in last
week’s Throggs Neck shooting,
unraveling details of an
after hours spot full of drugs
and ammunition.
Last Wednesday morning,
Feb. 2, police took 18 people
into custody and arrested 15,
after shots went off at the 3789
E. Tremont Ave. store called
Got it All, which was revealed
to be the front for an illegal
nightclub next to CVS. Two
men suffered gunshot wounds
and two suspects who fl ed
the scene have yet to be arrested,
as of Tuesday. A stray
bullet fl ew through the gate
at Willen Pharmacy across
the street, cracking the window,
which has since been repaired.
Police from the 45th Precinct
cited criminal possession
of a weapon for all of the
15 arrested, while two men —
Jyier Johnson and Diandre
Holder — were also arrested
for criminal use of a fi rearm
and reckless endangerment.
Among those arrested
were the two store owners,
Louis Nieves, 43 and Idalisse
Suarez, 32. Their store, Got
it All, is known for selling
a wide assortment of items,
from exercise equipment to
televisions and baby clothes.
Authorities said they
found three guns — a green
.380 caliber, a black 9 mm
pistol loaded with four live
rounds and a silver BB gun —
in the bathroom of the establishment.
The District Attorney pursued
charges on just three
people: Johnson, Holder and
Nieves.
Nieves has been charged
with criminal possession of
a controlled substance in the
third and fi fth degrees, both
felonies, and in the seventh
degree, a misdemeanor. He
was also charged with criminal
possession of a weapon in
the second degree and criminal
possession of a fi rearm,
both felonies, and selling liquor
without a license, a misdemeanor.
A safe containing crack
and powder cocaine and approximately
300 pills of ecstasy,
as well as 45 live .380
rounds, was found in Nieves’
offi ce, according to a Feb. 3
criminal complaint.
Nieves, who lives in Hunts
Point, allegedly said he
opened up an after hours spot
to make some money because
the economy is bad. He rents
the space, which is owned by
Jiang Lei’s LLC, WTT Development,
according to property
records.
While he said he does not
have a gun or liquor license,
he claimed the guns were
not his, according to the complaint.
He allegedly said there
were two groups of men fi ghting,
and he took cover in his
offi ce when shots were fi red.
According to another
criminal complaint, Holder
also said there was an argument
between two groups,
stemming from two men.
Holder allegedly said he didn’t
know why the men were fi ghting,
as the music was loud, but
he tried to get involved after a
punch was thrown. He said
one group was pushed upstairs,
and someone was shot
inside the store, per the complaint.
Holder allegedly said he then
felt himself getting shot and
threw himself onto the fl oor, before
fi ring a round toward the
outside while still inside, trying
to protect himself. Although
Holder said he wasn’t trying
to hit anyone, according to the
complaint, the deposition of a
police offi cer investigating the
incident states that Holder shot
his gun at multiple individuals.
The complaint also reads that it
is possible that Holder shot himself.
Holder was charged with attempted
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murder in the second
degree, attempted assault in the
fi rst degree, two counts of criminal
possession of a weapon in the
second degree and criminal possession
of a fi rearm, all felonies.
Johnson also shot a gun at
multiple individuals, according
to the police offi cer’s deposition.
He faces the same charges
as Holder.
Throggs Neck Business Improvement
District Executive
Director Bob Jaen told the Bronx
Times on Tuesday that while he
gave the Got it All owners the
benefi t of the doubt, he will keep
his eyes peeled if the store reopens,
and so will the cops.
“I’m here to protect and
serve my community and part
of it is to see that you don’t
bring the undesirables and the
unmentionables and the negative
fl ow of anything into the
community,” Jaen said. “We
want to keep this a good bluecollar
mom and pop community
where you can come and
bring your family and have a
dinner, have a night out, take
your friends out, have a drink,
buy some fresh pasta, buy some
good fruits, organic, go into a
liquor store and buy a bottle
of wine to take home, without
having to worry about getting
abused or attacked in any way
shape or form.”
The investigation is ongoing,
an NYPD spokesperson told
the Bronx Times on Tuesday.
According to the complaint,
Nieves was convicted in February
2013 of menacing in the second
degree.
The police arrested 15 people after a shooting last Wednesday at the Got
it All storefront at 3789 E. Tremont Ave., and the Bronx District Attorney’s
offi ce is charging three of them. Photos Adrian Childress
DA charges 3 in E. Tremont Ave.
shooting; cops fi nd drugs, ammo
The window has been fi xed at Willen Pharmacy, 3800 E. Tremont Ave., which was hit by a bullet on the morning
of Feb. 2.