Gangster sentenced for shooting at rivals, sending message he always fires first – WSB-TV Channel 2 | Media Pyro

COBB COUNTY, Ga – A gang member was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting at a rival gang, Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Brody Jr. announced.

Four people were changing a tire on their vehicle in the Country Cove subdivision in Powder Springs when Tavier Dye shot them and their vehicle. The occupants of the car returned fire and left the area.

Shortly after this shooting, Dye sent a threatening text message to an acquaintance of the victims, saying he would always shoot first.

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The occupants of the car that Die shot were later pulled out. During that traffic stop, police noticed bullet holes in the body and window of the vehicle.

Police found that they were involved in the shootout with Dye.

Search warrants on social media led to more evidence related to the shooting and evidence of Dye’s involvement and ties to 2 solid gangs.

On Dy’s social media, he bragged about shooting and firing at opposition members of the 2Solid gang.

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Dye was sentenced to 15 years in prison, 10 of which will be spent in custody.

On October 21, 2022, a Cobb County jury found Dye guilty of aggravated assault and violation of Georgia’s Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.

“With indiscriminate and violent crimes on the rise, this sentence sends a message that such violence will not be tolerated and that anyone involved in such violence will be held accountable in Cobb County,” said Assistant District Attorney Jay Winkler, the team’s lead trial attorney.

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