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C Blu Back in Custody Less Than Two Weeks After Arrest for Shooting Cop

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The NYPD wasn’t too happy with the release of 16-year-old rapper and reputed gang member Camrin Williams aka C Blu, after he shot a police officer and showed their discontent by rearresting the teen yesterday(February 3) for a probation violation from a 2020 gun charge, according to a New York Post report.

Last week, C Blu and his family posted a $250K bond, primarily paid with a record label advance he received from a subsidiary of Universal Records, after allegedly shooting a cop during an altercation in the Bronx. He was taken back to Crossroads Juvenile Detention Facility in Brooklyn because the gun used in the January 18 shooting violated his probation from a 2020 illegal weapons charge.

It is unclear why Williams’ probation violation wasn’t active before he was released for shooting the officer, and C Blu’s lawyer, Dawn Florio, has yet to comment on this matter.

“We’re glad that a cop-shooter is back off the street, but this revolving door for a repeat gun offender makes no sense whatsoever,” PBA President Patrick J. Lynch said. “It should be clear to every New Yorker that our justice system is broken in many places. Our lawmakers need to prioritize fixing it above everything else.”

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Bronx Rapper C Blu Free On Bond After Shooting NYPD Officer, Allegedly Used Label Advance To Post Bail

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An up-and-coming, gang affiliated teen rapper from the birthplace of Hip Hop has recently been freed on bond after shooting a NYC police officer and the judge who granted him bond is coming under fire for allowing the gun-toting rapper back on the streets.

16-year-old Camrin Williams aka C Blu was released from Crossroads Juvenile Detention Facility in Brooklyn on Thursday after posting ten percent of a $200K bond, which reportedly came from a record label advance from a deal he recently inked with a subsidiary of Interscope Records. Williams’ family was able to scrape together the $15,000 bail set by the court and then used the teens’ record deal to secure the bond with Judelson, sources said.

Williams is accused of shooting 27-year-old NYC police officer Kaseem Pennant in the leg after refusing to take his hands out of his pockets, which resulted in a scuffle between him and Pennant. Williams was also struck in the groin by the bullet that grazed the officer.

Williams was arraigned on charges of felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon in the Bronx. The budding star could also face an attempted murder charge from the grand jury. The reputed Crip gang member was on probation at the time of the shooting from a 2020 gun possession charge.

Judge Denis Boyle granted Williams a bail, despite the prosecutors’ recommendation that the teen be held without bail until his trial.

NYPD Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch criticized Judge Boyle, saying in a statement, “If anybody wants to know why we have a crisis of violence in this city, or why we’re about to bury two hero police officers, look no further than this disgraceful bail release.”

Lynch added, “This individual chose to carry illegal guns twice. He chose to fight with and shoot a New York City police officer. There’s no reason to believe he won’t do the exact same thing when he’s out on the street tonight. Shame on Judge Denis Boyle for allowing this to happen,” he said. “The people of the Bronx won’t be safe as long as he’s on the bench.”

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[WATCH] 6 Dead Including Cop In Afternoon Standoff In NJ

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In what appeared to be a scene out of the next new action flick, a brazen broad daylight shooting in Jersey City on Tuesday, New Jersey left six people dead, including three civilians, one police officer and two of the alleged gunmen.

The officer, Detective Joseph Seals, was a 15 year veteran of the force and was in charge of an anti-crime unit whose purpose was to get guns off of the street.

The details are still unclear as to what led to the shootout, but according to a law enforcement source, it is believed that Seals was ambushed.

Three other people were struck by gunfire two officers and one civilian, all of whom are in stable condition.

The shooting began shortly after 12 noon EST on Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City, with police from other areas and jurisdictions, from New York Police Department’s Emergency Service Unit to ATF to come to the aid of the Jersey City Police Dept. With schools on lockdown and public transportation in the area suspended, the area on MLK Drive where the shooting was happening was lined with onlookers recording the meleé.

The actual shooting between the gunmen and the police continued for hours during a long standoff in a bodega where it is reported that the three civilians were killed. The entire ordeal was over when it was reported by law enforcement that the suspects had been killed in another part of town.

With little to go on due to the death of Detective Seals and the death of the alleged suspects, the investigation into what actually started the deadly shooting is ongoing. The police have, however, ruled out the possibility of terrorism.

TheSource.com will update this story as it develops.

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