A Brooklyn woman who deftly navigated the rival gangs that controlled the project for most of her life. Two bullets through her thigh and a drug charge inspired her to cooperate with the feds, a decision that got her killed.
Shatavia Walls’s shooting death, which resulted in charges against members of the loopy and 90 gang, was the culmination of years dodging bullets in the Pink Houses she called home. The case highlights the divisions within the New York City Housing Authority complex, where building numbers mark territories of rival gangs.
She wasn’t a rat. That mother effer should never have shot her,” a family member in their 60’s said. “She should testify. If a Mother effer shoot you, go testify against the bastard.”
Walls grew up in Building 10 of the Pink Houses, which is said to be aligned with the Ninedee Gang. She ended up marrying Kevin St. Hill, who was a higher-up in the rival Mac Baller Brims gang. it was said that the macks dominate Buildings 7 and 8. Autumn Avenue separates the apartment houses and the opposing sides of a decade-long gang war.
“That’s the funny thing, Shatavia knew this side doesn’t play with that side, a family member said, “Shatavia grew up on this side with these boys, But as soon as she married him saint hill, it’s been war, She can’t get no freedom.
