Source: Office of United States Attorneys
Brooklyn Street Gang Plotted Retaliatory Murder of Shatavia Walls at the Pink Houses
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Quintin Green, also known as “Wild Child,” was sentenced by United States District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall to 35 years’ imprisonment for the murder of former federal witness Shatavia Walls in July 2020. Green, a member of the Ninedee Gang, a violent criminal enterprise operating out of the Louis H. Pink Houses in East New York, pleaded guilty in April 2024 to causing Walls’ death through use of firearms. Green also pleaded guilty to attempted Hobbs Act robbery for attempting to steal televisions from a Target store in Staten Island in November 2020 and was sentenced to a concurrent term of five years in prison.
John J. Durham, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Leslie R. Backschies, Acting Assistant Director in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI) and Jessica S. Tisch, Commissioner, New York City Police Department (NYPD), announced the sentence.
“The calculated murder of Shatavia Walls by members and associates of the Ninedee Gang arose from a twisted desire to murder her in retaliation for her federal testimony and perceived disrespect of the gang,” stated United States Attorney Durham. “Quintin Green shot an unarmed woman in cold blood to make a name for himself in the gang, but he should be called out for what he truly is, a cowardly killer. He deservedly will spend decades in a federal prison. I commend the FBI special agents, the NYPD detectives and the prosecutors in my Office who worked tirelessly to dismantle this gang, achieve justice for Ms. Walls and make the Pink Houses and the surrounding area in East New York a safer place for the law-abiding residents of that community.”
“Along with other Ninedee members, Quintin Green targeted and callously killed Shatavia Walls and then bragged across social media about his abhorrent crimes in an effort to bolster the gang’s dangerous reputation,” stated FBI Acting Assistant Director in Charge Backschies. “This premeditated ambush was an unjust retributive attack against a former government witness trying to protect her community from further gang violence. May today’s sentencing reflect the FBI’s continued refusal to tolerate any attempts to intimidate those who speak out against gang violence.”
“Today, we are bringing a cold-blooded murderer to justice,” stated NYPD Commissioner Tisch. “Quintin Green and the Ninedee Gang terrorized their neighborhood, put children in danger, and viciously killed an unarmed woman. Let this serve as a clear message that we will go after violent gangs that break the law and cause widespread harm and fear. I thank the NYPD detectives and the prosecutors in this case for their tireless work to hold these perpetrators accountable.”
As set forth in [the government’s sentencing memorandum and other court filings], Green and other members of the Ninedee Gang targeted Walls for murder because she testified against a Ninedee Gang member in federal court in Brooklyn in 2019, had a confrontation with Ninedee Gang members who were setting fireworks off near children on July 4, 2020 and her affiliation with the rival “7” and “8” Pink House apartment buildings. For those reasons, she was considered by the gang to be a high-value target. The defendant became known as “Wild Child” due to his reputation for violence and, in order to earn status in the gang, boasted about his willingness to shoot rivals. He was one of two shooters who gunned Walls down on July 7, 2020.
Further, as proven at the trial of Green’s co-defendant, Ninedee Gang leader Maliek Miller, Ninedee Gang members were affiliated with the “5” and “6” Pink Houses apartment buildings and engaged in ongoing gang-related violence within and outside of the New York City Housing Authority complex. Ninedee Gang protected its turf through violence and sought to silence anyone who they perceived to be working with law enforcement.
The murder of Walls was coordinated by Ninedee Gang members, including Green. Prior to her court testimony, fliers had been posted around the Pink Houses stating, “Shatavia Been a Rat And She Still Ratting.”
On July 4, 2020, Walls and others were involved in a physical altercation with members of Ninedee for lighting fireworks around young children. Miller went to the scene of the altercation, called Walls a “snitch,” fought with her and fired a gunshot. Following the altercation, Miller planned with other Ninedee Gang members, including Green, to kill Walls.
On July 7, 2020, Walls was spotted by Green and his co-defendant Joe Santana. Green and Santana began shooting at her. Green then chased Walls down a path at the Pink Houses, continuing to shoot her. Walls suffered numerous gunshot wounds and died of her injuries 10 days later.
Co-defendant Shakur Bey destroyed the clothing that Green and Santana wore during the shooting by throwing the items down an incinerator chute. Co-defendant Kevin Wint, who was not present at the murder, rented a hotel room at a Best Western Hotel near John F. Kennedy International Airport to provide a place where Green and others could hide out overnight. In the days after the murder, Green and Wint posted to social media claiming credit to the Ninedee Gang for the killing.
Miller was convicted in June 2024 of murder in-aid of racketeering and faces a mandatory term of life in prison when he is sentenced. Santana and Fernandez pleaded guilty to their roles in the murder. Santana was sentenced to 22 years in prison and Fernandez is awaiting sentencing. Wint pleaded guilty in March 2023 and was sentenced to 110 months’ imprisonment. Bey pleaded guilty in December 2023 and was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment. Ninedee leader Raquel Dunton is charged with acting as an accessory after-the-fact to Walls’ murder and obstruction of justice for assisting fellow gang members in concealing evidence of the crime. Dunton is also charged with trafficking cocaine and is awaiting trial.
In addition to the murder, Green pleaded guilty to attempting to commit a November 3, 2020 robbery of a Staten Island Target store. Green attempted to steal two flat- screen televisions and was stopped by a security guard. Green punched the security guard causing her to fall and attempted to flee with one of the two televisions. He was arrested by police after fleeing the scene.
The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s Organized Crime and Gang Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Emily J. Dean, Margi Schierberl and Irisa Chen are in charge of the prosecution with the assistance of Paralegal Specialist Elizabeth Reed and Intelligence Analysts Eungee Hwang and Ashley Hinkson.
The Defendant:
QUINTIN GREEN (also known as “Wild Child”)
Age: 24
Brooklyn, New York
E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 20-CR-331 (LDH)
Defendant Convicted at Trial:
MALIEK MILLER
Age: 31
Brooklyn, New York
E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 20-CR-331 (LDH)
Defendants Who Previously Pleaded Guilty:
JOE SANTANA (also known as “Baby Joe”)
Age: 20
Brooklyn, New York
CHAYANNE FERNANDEZ (also known as “White Boy”)
Age: 24
Brooklyn, New York
KEVIN WINT (also known as “Kev G”)
Age: 31
Brooklyn, New York
SHAKUR BEY (also known as “Speedy”)
Age: 27
Brooklyn, New York
E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 20-CR-331 (LDH)
Defendant Awaiting Trial:
RAQUEL DUNTON (also known as “Rah”)
Age: 38
Brooklyn, New York
E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 24-CR-344 (LDH)