Story by Ethan
On February 10th, 2026, the arrest of Jalen Canty (19), Aiden Freeman (19), Keywan Goode (19), Adrian Maysonet (20), and David Woolridge (19), was announced by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr.. Jalen Canty was charged with four counts of second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon and fourth-degree Conspiracy. Aiden Freeman was charged with three counts of four counts of first-degree Assault, three counts of second-degree Attempted Murder, sixteen counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon, and fourth-degree Conspiracy. Keywan Goode was charged with four counts of first-degree Assault, three counts of second-degree Attempted Murder, sixteen counts of second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, and fourth-degree Conspiracy. Adrian Maysonet was charged with two counts of second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon and fourth-degree Conspiracy. David Woolridge was charged with first-degree Attempted Assault, second-degree Attempted Murder, six counts of second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, and fourth-degree Conspiracy. The arrest and charges against the defendants were a result of an investigation handled by Detective Christine Capobianco of the NYPD’s Gun Violence Suppression Division.
According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, nine different shootings occurred that are believed to have been carried out by the named defendants, allegedly acting in a connected manner with the same gun. The alleged incidents are as follows;
At approximately 4:36 p.m. on April 10th, 2024, Keywan Goode on a scooter alongside Jalen Canty on foot traveled to the NYCHA’s Grant Houses. At one of the buildings on the premises near 125th Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Jalen Canty allegedly fired multiple shots.
At approximately 8:38 p.m. on May 1st, 2024, Adrian Maysonet, Keywan Goode, and an unnamed co-conspirator entered the lobby of one of the Taft Houses in the area of East 112nd Street and 5th Avenue. Shortly after their arrival Keywan Goode got himself into a physical altercation with another individual in the lobby before the defendants and co-conspirator left the building and fired several shots.
At approximately 8:49 p.m. on July 13th, 2024, Jalen Canty, Aiden Freeman, Keywan Goode, David Woolridge, and unnamed co-conspirators met in the lobby of one of the Taft Houses near East 112nd Street and Madison Avenue. Around five minutes after meeting, the group migrated to one of the Johnson House buildings near Park Avenue before one co-conspirator fired multiple shots, one bullet hitting a resident’s window.
At approximately 5:46 p.m. on August 19th, 2024, David Woolridge rode a scooter to a building in King Towers in the area of West 115th Street and 5th Avenue. Once the defendant arrived he hid behind a parked car before firing shots at a group of individuals standing near the entrance of the building. At approximately 6:29 p.m. after the shooting at King Towers, Jalen Canty and Keywan Goode through text messaging discussed future retaliations against rivals in response to another shooting incident. Jalen Canty had sent text messages containing gang-related oaths, terminology, and slang, including the sentence “I solemnly swear in battle to never run or hide I solemnly swear when the time is right to bust my gun”.
At approximately 1:22 p.m. on August 30th, 2024, Aiden Freeman and Keywan Goode arrived at one of the Saint Nicholas Houses courtyards near West 127th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard. Keywan Goode initially fired multiple shots in the direction of a group of bystanders standing in the courtyard before handing the gun to Aiden Freeman, several other shots being fired at the same group by him.
At approximately 4:04 p.m. on September 12th, 2024, Keywan Goode, Aiden Freeman, David Woolridge, and an unnamed co-conspirator met in the area of East 107th Street and Park Avenue near Lehman Houses. While standing at an underpass the co-conspirator fired shots towards a group of individuals on the sidewalk, then when the group began to flee Keywan Goode fired two more shots in the same direction.
At approximately 3:40 p.m. on January 12th, 2025, Aiden Freeman met with a group of co-conspirators at Marcus Garvey Park before migrating to the area of West 131st Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard. Later at around 4:05 p.m. two individuals were exiting the Saint Nicholas Houses when one co-conspirator fired multiple shots at them. Two other co-conspirators positioned themselves between parked cars on the street and began shooting at the same individuals. While attempting to flee Aiden Freeman and a co-conspirator fired shots at a third individual leaving from the Saint Nicholas Houses.
At approximately 2:07 p.m. on February 20th, 2025, a group including several co-conspirators, Aiden Freeman, and Keywan Goode met on Frederick Douglass Boulevard near West 132nd and 133rd Streets. Aiden Freeman and Keywan Goode positioned themselves between parked cars on West 140th Street and Edgecombe Avenue. An unnamed individual was walking along West 140th Street when Keywan Goode shot at least one bullet as the victim was turning onto Edgecombe Avenue. After the shot the gun was handed over to Aiden Freeman, however a second gun used by two co-conspirators fired shots in the direction of the individual before fleeing.
Allegedly the defendants had also communicated via text messages and group chats to organize and carry out the purchase and exchange of firearms. At approximately 2:52 p.m. on August 22nd, 2024, Jalen Canty and Keywan Goode messaged each other through text to discuss pooling money alongside David Woolridge to purchase firearms the following morning. Jalen Canty had also used the internet through his phone on several dates to search up terms including “3.2 revolver”, “small revolver”, and “9mm 30 round magazine fits what gun”.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office stated that the charges against Jalen Canty, Aiden Freeman, Keywan Goodem Adrian Maysonet, and David Woolridge are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
