The gangbanger killed Saturday when gunfire erupted at a Brownsville block party was on parole for gun possession and had been involved in at least two other shootings, law enforcement sources said Monday.
Jason Pagan, 38, identified by cops as a Bloods gang member and the target of Saturday’s gunplay at the Old Timer’s Day block party in Mendoza Park, was on parole until Jan. 15, 2024, state records show.
He spent 28 months at the Queensboro Correctional Facility for a 2016 conviction on criminal possession of a weapon before being released Jan. 15.
Pagan had been nabbed displaying a loaded gun at Sutter Avenue and Watkins Street, a little less than a mile from where Saturday’s violence happened.
Police, meanwhile, were no closer to capturing the shooter or shooters responsible, or uncovering a motive. Authorities are looking for at least one person, a man in his mid-20s, and are also considering the theory that Pagan was the second gunman.
Two types of shell casings were found at the scene, but only one gun was recovered: a 9mm found in a purse.
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