In 2008, Pedro Espinoza, 19, shot and killed Jamiel Shaw, 17, during a chance encounter on 5th Avenue where Shaw lived. Espinoza had saw Shaw walking on 23rd Street and noticed him to be a Blood gang member, a rival to the gang Espinoza was from, 18th Street. After an exchange of words, Espinoza shot [...]
Streetgangs.com Staff Writer February 21, 2013 | 6:37 p.m. PST Aqeela Sherrills, from RHD California, organized the commemoration of the Watts Community gang truce and cease fire of 1992 among several gangs in the Imperial Courts, Nickerson Gardens, Jordan Downs, and Hacienda Village housing projects. The Bounty Hunter Bloods, Grape Street Crips, PJ Watts Crips, [...]
Streetgangs.com Staff Writer February 15, 2013 | 7:21 p.m. PST Kershaun “Lil Monster” Scott who grew up in the neighborhood that was the flashpoint of the Los Angeles Civil unrest in 1992 came out to commemorate 20 years later. According to him, not much as changed over the years. This neighborhood is claimed by the [...]
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Los Angeles Police Department officer suggests dropping off Avalon Gardens Crip member in enemy Blood turf back in 1988. Eventually he arrests the Locke High School student for vandalism in the Avalon Gardens housing projects on Avalon and 88th Place in 1988. Related stories: Rapper Jay Rock talks about living in the Nickerson Gardens, Watts [...]
By Alex Alonso Streetgangs.com Staff Writer September 14, 2012 | 1:40 a.m. According to Fox 11 News in Los Angeles the two bank robbers that were tossing money out the car on Wednesday afternoon in South LA were members from the Rollin’ 40s Crips, a predominately African-American street gang. The news cited an unnamed source [...]
Streetgangs.com Staff July 22, 2012 | 4:08 a.m. PST Marquis Wilson, 23, was shot and killed July 9, at the Shell Gas Station on the southwest corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue in Hyde Park it what appears to be a gang related shooting. Also known as Tiny Ricc Rocc from Rollin 60s Crips, [...]
The following article is an unconfirmed article about a Rollin 60s Crip member who worked as an informant for the LAPD. Related stories: Rollin 90s Crips Westcoast in South Los Angeles, California Rollin 90s Crip Westcoast are… Inside the Crips: Life inside L.A.’s Most Notorious Gang Price: $11.99 Hardback: 352 pages… NeighborHood Rollin 50s Crips, [...]
The Associated Press | May 31, 2012 NORWALK, Conn.—Norwalk’s police union says known gang members were involved in fights at a city beach on Memorial Day, and are disputing accusations that an officer engaged in racial profiling. Sgt. Thomas Roncinske, the president of union, tells the Norwalk Hour ( http://bit.ly/KfKZVq) that it was inappropriate for [...]
By Lora Neng WWW.STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER May 21, 2012 Murs’ appearance at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art may not be as out of place as it first sounds. The rapper was selected to curate LACMA’s “Through the Mic” series, exploring contemporary hip hop with an emphasis on the diversity of L.A.-based artists, through [...]
By Alex Alonso Streetgangs.com Staff Writer May 9, 2012 | 2:04 p.m. LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, closing arguments were presented in the murder trial of Pedro Espinoza, the teenager accused of killing Jamiel Shaw, 17, on March 2, 2008. Espinoza, now 22, was dressed in a dark brown double breasted suit with glasses and [...]
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