{"id":3866,"date":"2025-08-27T11:11:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/08\/27\/bronx-rapper-accused-in-deadly-bronx-mass-shooting\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:11:20","slug":"bronx-rapper-accused-in-deadly-bronx-mass-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/08\/27\/bronx-rapper-accused-in-deadly-bronx-mass-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronx Rapper Accused In Deadly Bronx Mass Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s37284.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Woody-HBTL-1.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Wowdy HBTL was charged with murder after a Bronx basketball court shooting left one man dead and a teenage girl in critical condition.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div id=\"allhiphop-subscribe2\" style=\"    margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<form target=\"_blank\" action=\"https:\/\/read.letterhead.email\/all-hip-hop\/subscribe\" method=\"POST\">\n<div class=\"form__group\" bis_skin_checked=\"1\" style=\" padding: 30px; background: #f5f5f5; \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"email\" class=\"form__label form__label--required\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>AllHipHop.com<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><\/p>\n<p>Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now!<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"email\" maxlength=\"\" required=\"required\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" class=\"form__input\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"form__group__field__submit-button items-center button button--secondary\" style=\" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(197, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border: 0px solid rgb(41, 98, 255); border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px 23px; \"> Subscribe <\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Bronx drill rapper<a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/wowdy-hbtl\"> Wowdy HBTL<\/a> was charged with murder and attempted murder after a back-to-school basketball tournament in the Bronx turned deadly.<\/p>\n<p>Gunfire erupted at Heaton Park on Sunday (August 24), killing one man and injuring four others, including a teenage girl shot in the face, who was left fighting for her life.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old rapper, whose real name is Robert Royal, was arraigned Monday (August 25) in Bronx Criminal Court alongside 20-year-old Daeven Reyes. Both were ordered held without bail.<\/p>\n<p>Two teenagers, 17-year-old Messiah Hugie and 16-year-old Ny\u2019Zay Wigfall, were also charged in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Royal and Reyes face counts of murder, attempted murder, gang assault and criminal possession of a weapon. The teens were also hit with murder charges.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"4 people, including 2 teens, arrested in fatal Bronx mass shooting | News 12\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/COfHDOKj7o0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to police, multiple shooters opened fire at the crowded basketball court, striking five people.<\/p>\n<p>Among the victims was 32-year-old Jaceil Banks, who was shot in the chest and later died.<\/p>\n<p>A 17-year-old girl, Anthonaya Campbell, was shot in the face and remains in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>A 30-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman were both shot in the back, while another individual was hit in the arm.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement sources believe the shooting was gang-related.<\/p>\n<p>Royal\u2019s mother told the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/26\/us-news\/four-including-two-teens-charged-in-nyc-gang-shooting-that-killed-one-left-17-year-old-clinging-to-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Post<\/a><\/em> her son was wrongly identified by police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s mistaken identity because that [victim] was his friend,\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>She also claimed Royal had previously been charged in another case but was \u201cultimately exonerated\u201d of attempted murder and gun possession charges last year. She claimed he was fleeing a shootout when officers detained him.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/bronx-rapper-wowdy-hbtl-charged-fatal-shooting\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wowdy HBTL was charged with murder after a Bronx basketball court shooting left one man dead and a teenage girl in critical condition. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. 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