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Two Charged with Ammunition Possession Following Brooklyn Shooting

Federal prosecutors have charged two men following a July 2026 shootout at an East New York bodega.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 10:22 a.m. ET
According to official court records unsealed on August 13, 2026, by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York (Docket No. 26-MJ-153), Jonathan Arboleda, age 30, and Wilson Martinez, age 41, have been charged with being felons in possession of ammunition. As alleged in the complaint, on July 21, 2026, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Martinez entered a bodega in the East New York section of Brooklyn and fired 9mm bullets at Arboleda from close range. Arboleda allegedly fired back from the rear of the store before running into a crowded street and pointing a firearm at Martinez's vehicle as it drove away. Law enforcement officers apprehended Arboleda at the scene bleeding from gunshot wounds to his right arm and abdomen, and recovered spent shell casings alongside a live round of ammunition on the bodega floor. United States Attorney Joseph Nocella, Jr., FBI Assistant Director in Charge James C. Barnacle, Jr., and NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced the charges, which are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Stamboulidis. Martinez was arrested prior to an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo, while Arboleda remains in state custody at Rikers Island pending arraignment. If , each defendant faces up to 15 years in prison.

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