Two Jersey City Blood Street Gang Members Convicted Of Multiple Murders, Including Pregnant Woman

Friday, December 26, 2025, 2:45 P.M. ET. 3 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

NEWARK, NJ.- On Monday, two 37-year-old former Jersey City, New Jersey, men, and members of the violent Jersey City Neighborhood Bloods Street Gang, learned they will have to die three times in federal prison before they can begin serving out their consecutive 40 years, after being found guilty on multiple federal offenses in connection with fatally gunning down three people back in January 2017, in Jersey City, New Jersey.

     According to U.S. Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello, on Monday, December 22, 2025, following a month-long trial in Federal Court in Newark, New Jersey, a Federal Jury found Markell Brown, also known as “Sayboy,” 37, formerly of Jersey City, New Jersey, guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Murder in aid of Racketeering; three counts of Murder in Aid of Racketeering; three counts of Discharging a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence; and three counts of Causing Death Through the Use of a Firearm.

     The jury additionally found Terence Shaw, also known as “Sweet Meat,” 37, formerly of Jersey City, New Jersey, guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Murder in aid of Racketeering; two counts of Murder in aid of Racketeering; two counts of Discharging a Firearm in the Furtherance of a Crime of Violence; and two counts of Causing Death Through Use of a Firearm. Shaw was acquitted on charges in connection with the death of the third victim, an associate of both Brown and Shaw.

     According to documents filed and evidence presented at trial, on January 16, 2017, Brown and Shaw murdered a rival gang member with whom they had been feuding, along with the rival gang member’s pregnant girlfriend. Brown then murdered one of his and Shaw’s own associates, who had accompanied them to commit the murders.

     Brown and Shaw planned the murders through, among other things, orchestrating the utilization of a stolen U-Haul truck and purchasing two-way walkie-talkie radios to use during the murders. Brown and Shaw then used their associate to gain access to the rival gang member’s apartment. After entering the apartment on Fulton Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey, shortly before 10:00 p.m., Brown and Shaw executed the rival gang member, shooting him in the back of the head, the left arm, and the right shoulder. They additionally executed the 25-year-old woman, shooting her in the back of the head and the chest. As Brown left the Fulton Avenue apartment, he shot his and Shaw’s associate in the chest to eliminate the possibility that he would provide information to Law Enforcement.

     Following the jury returning its findings of guilt, the court accepted the verdicts and scheduled sentencing for April 22, 2026. At that time, both Brown and Shaw face multiple life sentences in federal prison, and each face an additional consecutive 40 years in federal prison on the federal firearms offenses.

     “These convictions hold accountable violent gang members who carried out a calculated, execution-style triple homicide, including the murder of a young pregnant woman. The defendants planned these killings with chilling deliberation and then attempted to silence their own associate to avoid justice. Today’s verdicts make clear that this level of brutality will be met with the fullest force of federal prosecution and that those who terrorize our communities will face severe consequences.” – Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello.