2 Gang Members Charged In Connection To Fatal Park Shooting: Nassau DA

MINEOLA, NY — Two alleged Bloods gang members were arraigned on murder and attempted murder for the shooting death of a 21-year-old man at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Freeport, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced.

A second victim survived his wounds.

Christopher Anderson a.k.a. CK, 26, of Roosevelt, and Floyd McNeil a.k.a. DOT and Diddy DOT, 26, of Hempstead, each face second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder charges stemming from a November 2020 shooting, the D.A. said in a release.

"The defendants allegedly unleashed a deadly barrage of bullets on an unsuspecting Taffarie Haughton, leaving him dead, and another teenage victim with a gunshot wound to the shoulder," Donnelly said. "We continue to work with our law enforcement partners to end this senseless gang violence in our communities and prosecute those responsible for committing these violent acts."

If convicted of the top charge, they could face a potential maximum sentence of 50 years to life in prison, Donnelly said.

Haughton and a 19-year-old victim entered the park bathroom where they were followed by several Bloods members who were there for a gang meeting, according to the D.A.

When Haughton and the other victim attempted to leave the park, the exit was blocked by numerous gang members. Anderson and McNeil then started firing on the victims, Donnelly said in the release.

Haughton was struck twice, once in the chest. The other victim was shot in the shoulder and treated at an area hospital.