But since they're now removed from the criminal sphere of drug dealing and gang rivalries, they need a new excuse to start shooting.

There is gang rivalry, they settle their accounts with guns, but they shoot straight.

"We could make it seem like it was all just part of our normal gang rivalry."

He confirmed that the two groups knew each other, but said there was no indication that any sort of gang rivalry was involved.

On the contrary, some believe it a misconception that b-boying ever played a part in mediating gang rivalry.

"The little kids, they look scared," said Ira, who said many disputes stem from gang rivalries.

Their attraction for each other complicates the gang rivalry.

It is about gang rivalry in Brooklyn and a group of young people who come to terms with their identities.

While gang rivalry explains some of the mayhem, there are many combatants fighting in the city's war zones.

The motive for the shooting was still under investigation and no theories were being ruled out, including road rage or possible gang rivalries.