The sweep of activity from local police and federal authorities centered on 120 people who are members or associates of the gangs 2Fly YGz, known as “2Fly,” and Big Money Bosses, known as “BMB,” according to the office of Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York.

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“Today we seek to eviscerate two violent street gangs — 2Fly and BMB — that have allegedly wreaked havoc on the streets of the Northern Bronx for years, by committing countless acts of violence against rival gang members and innocents alike,” Bharara said in a statement.

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William J. Bratton, the New York police commissioner, on Wednesday cited the violence laid out in the indictments and specifically noted Mitchell, whom he described in a statement as an “innocent bystander who was killed by a stray bullet inside her home.”

At the time of Mitchell’s death in 2009, a neighbor told the New York Times that the 92-year-old had been in her living room watching television when she was shot.

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Bratton also said that in addition to the violence described in the court documents, the gang members “engaged in open-air drug sales near homes and schools in the Bronx.”

The racketeering, narcotics and firearms charges were outlined in superseding indictments unsealed Wednesday that required six pages to list dozens and dozens of names and nicknames.

On Tuesday and early Wednesday, law enforcement officials said they arrested 78 people as part of the sweep. Those charged with racketeering could face 20 years in prison, while the other charges could bring life sentences.

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Authorities said the charges stemmed from an investigation by the New York City Police Department; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations arm.

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“To those involved in gang activity in our city, our message today is clear: you will be found and you will be quickly prosecuted for your actions,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said in a statement.

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