Posted on May 23, 2022

Charges Dropped Against C Blu, Teen Rapper Accused of Shooting NYPD Officer

Patrick Reilly, New York Post, May 20, 2022

Charges have been dropped against the teenage rapper accused of shooting an NYPD officer during a scuffle in the Bronx earlier this year, officials confirmed.

The gun and assault case against Camrin Williams, a 16-year-old reputed gangbanger and rapper who goes by the stage name C Blu, “cannot be prosecuted,” the city Law Department said in a Friday statement, without elaborating.

Camrin Williams

Camrin Williams

Williams had been facing the charges after allegedly shooting 27-year-old cop Kaseem Pennant in the leg in January while he was on probation for a prior gun case.

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One week after he made bail, Williams was hauled back into juvenile court for violating his probation.

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NYPD Police Benevolent Association President Patrick J. Lynch called the decision to drop the charges against Williams “absurd.”

“This absurd decision should outrage every New Yorker who wants to get illegal guns off our streets. There is no dispute that this individual was caught carrying an illegal gun for the second time. If perps like this face absolutely no consequences, even after shooting a cop, we have to ask: why bother sending us out to get the guns at all?”

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