Brooklyn teen admits killing federal witness in gang initiation rite; faces 24 to 30 years in prison
A teen gunman who killed a former federal witness in the courtyard of her housing complex admitted he committed the murder to gain membership into a Brooklyn gang. Joe Santana, now 19, was 16 years old when the feds say he and another man gunned down Shatavia Walls on July 7, 2020 outside the Pink Houses — an East New York city housing development plagued by gang divisions and rivalries. Walls ...