Posts Tagged ‘Gangs’
Man stabbed through heart by gang who broke into home armed with machetes.
Five thugs who broke into a man’s home armed with knives and machetes before fatally stabbing him five times have been jailed. Imran Isat was in the living room of his home in Ilford, London watching TV with a couple of friends when he was set upon by the heartless gang. Dwain Morrison, Salah’din Kerbouba,…
Read MoreTwo Gang Members Sentenced In Connection With The Murder Of 10-Year-Old Makiyah Wilson.
WASHINGTON – Two members of the Wellington Park Crew were sentenced today in connection with the murder of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson, an innocent bystander gunned down on July 16, 2018, in the courtyard of a Washington, D.C., apartment complex that also left multiple people wounded. The sentences were announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves…
Read MoreTeens’ gang feud led to fatal shooting, Montgomery County prosecutors say
A social media dispute between rival gang members led to a fatal shooting last year in Germantown, Montgomery County prosecutors alleged in a three-week trial that ended Wednesday. Two teen brothers from Kensington were acquitted of murder—but were convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and face the potential of life in prison. Defendants Malik Hney,…
Read MoreThree doctors fatally shot and one wounded at a Rio beach, and the motive remains unclear
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Gunmen killed three doctors and wounded a fourth in a gangland-style hit while the men were at a beachside eatery early Thursday in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The fact that one victim was the brother of a federal lawmaker led to immediate speculation — including from Brazil’s…
Read MoreAtlantic City, NJ, Man Pleads Guilty to Having Gun to Intimidate Rival Gang Members
An Atlantic City man potentially faces seven years in state prison after pleading guilty to charges in connection to a gun that was used to intimidate rival gang members. On Monday, 22-year-old Altarik Hopkins pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, fourth-degree resisting arrest by flight, and fourth-degree…
Read MoreGreek police arrest 2 in connection with gangland car ambush that left 6 Turks dead
Two Turkish men have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the fatal gangland shooting of six other Turks in Greece last month, Greek authorities said Wednesday. Police said the six men killed in a Sept. 11 car ambush outside Athens were believed to have been members of an international crime group and had made…
Read MoreA Second Feuding Street Gang Member Was Sentenced for a Fatal Courtyard Shooting That Occurred in Southeast DC.
Quincy Garvin was sentenced by a judge to 36 years in prison for shooting into a courtyard in the Potomac Gardens area of Southeast DC in 2017 and killing Carl Hardy, who was standing outside, federal authorities announced. Between May 2017 and October 2017, Garvin was part of a gang that operated out of Wellington…
Read MoreHe was introduced to gang life at 11. Now he’s a CEO of a nonprofit focused on peace in Connecticut.
HARTFORD — At the age 11, Iran Nazario remembers Hartford gang members beating him as a way to test his fitness for the group. He thought nothing of it at the time, as Nazario said his life was already surrounded by violence. “As the years went by, I didn’t know the difference between loving someone…
Read MoreSwedish PM calls in military to assist with gang violence
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called together the armed forces and police to tackle rising gang violence on Monday, blaming it on “failed integration.” Authorities pointed to 11 deaths over the past month connected to gang violence as a reason to take such measures. On Thursday, two men were shot in separate crimes near Stockholm…
Read MoreMS-13 gang member receives life sentence for racketeering and murder conspiracy charges.
MARYLAND (WBFF) — On Tuesday, a U.S. District judge sentenced Jose Rafael Ortega-Ayala, “Impaciente,” 30, to life in federal prison for racketeering and murder conspiracy charges. The charges also include committing murder in aid of racketeering, and for conspiracy to destroy and conceal evidence connected to his participation in La Mara Salvatrucha, a transnational criminal…
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