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Virginia police task force drops use of controversial gang database (Virginia): A Virginia gang task force has dropped use of a database that catalogues thousands of alleged gang members across the Washington region after activists raised concerns that minorities are disproportionately represented in it and its use is shrouded in secrecy.
Source: The Washington Post Date: January 28, 2021
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AlabamaMontgomery fugitive captured in I-65 chase (Montgomery, AL): Police caught a murder suspect following a chase and crash along Interstate 65. The suspect, 23-year-old, was wanted for charges of capital murder in a drive-by shooting earlier this month at a store. A second 25-year-old suspect surrendered earlier.
Source: The Associated Press State & Local Wire Date: May 17, 2003
CaliforniaShooting wounds valley teenager (Pacoima, CA): Police are looking for two suspects who wounded a 16-year-old boy during a drive-by shooting outside a Pacoima residence. The boy is expected to live, police said.
Source: The Daily News of Los Angeles Date: May 17, 2003
CaliforniaTeen wounded in drive-by shooting (North Hills, CA): A 17-year-old boy was wounded in a drive-by shooting as he sat on a bus bench with a friend in North Hills, police said. According to police, a car with two occupants drove by the victim and his friend, and one of the suspects started shooting. The boy's leg wound was not life-threatening.
Source: Los Angeles Times Date: May 16, 2003
CaliforniaDominguez shooting (East Rancho Dominguez, CA): A woman was fatally shot and three men wounded when a fight evolved into shots being fired at a liquor store in East Rancho Dominguez. The suspects left the victims after words were exchanged, but later returned and opened fire. The attack is being investigated to see if it was gang-related as the walls around the liquor store were marked with gang graffiti. According to authorities, one man was killed and three people wounded in a gang-related shooting at another liquor store a few nights earlier.
Source: City News Service Date: May 16, 2003
MassachusettsShots fired in Great Brook Valley (Worcester, MA): In Great Brook Valley, a housing project in Worcester, several shots were fired during a drive-by shooting that pierced through windows and a door, police said. No one was injured and the investigation is continuing.
Source: Telegram and Gazette Date: May 16, 2003
TexasBrothers charged in shootings (Houston, TX): Police have arrested and charged two brothers in the May 2 drive-by shootings of two other brothers in the Acres Homes community. The 19-year-old was charged with murdering a 17-year-old, and the older brother, 20, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for shooting the victim's brother.
Source: The Houston Chronicle Date: May 15, 2003
CaliforniaWitnesses sought in teen's death (Sun Valley, CA): Authorities are investigating a possible gang-related shooting that left a 16-year-old girl dead. The girl was standing in front of her house talking with friends when a man walked up, fired several shots, and then fled in a car, police said. Police believe that the girl hung out with a North Hollywood gang and that she may have been a witness to a months-old murder case. No arrests have been made.
Source: The Daily News of Los Angeles Date: May 15, 2003
North CarolinaCity must act with unity against its gang problem (Durham, NC): The city of Durham, North Carolina, recognizes its problem with gangs, and city leaders, community members, and gang experts are working together to put a stop to this issue. The Durham Police Department's Gang Resistance Unit is addressing the problem through education, prevention, enforcement, and intervention. A comprehensive model, which would involve the community, is also being considered. In addition, the Durham Police Department, Durham County Sheriff's Office, and Durham Public Schools are bringing the Gang Resistance Education and Training program to the elementary and middle schools this fall.
Source: The Herald-Sun Date: May 15, 2003
OregonBullet hits classroom, no injuries (Portland, OR): A fight near an elementary school, involving roughly a dozen people from two groups, resulted in shots fired, authorities said. No injuries were reported as one bullet crashed through a classroom window and another struck the car of someone involved in the fight. Some witnesses are saying that the incident was gang-related, but authorities would not confirm that. A 20-year-old Portland man was arrested on charges of attempted assault and unlawful use of a weapon.
Source: The Associated Press State & Local Wire Date: May 14, 2003
CaliforniaFour shot (Lynwood, CA): A 20-year-old was fatally shot, and three others, ages 20, 43, and 23, were wounded in a gang-related shooting, authorities said. The pedestrians were standing in front of a liquor store when a man from a rival gang approached them. Someone chased the man away, and five to ten minutes later, he returned with a handgun and opened fire. The gunman fled the scene.
Source: City News Service Date: May 14, 2003
ArkansasApparent drive-by injures two in Little Rock (Little Rock, AR): Two men, ages 46 and 28, were injured in an apparent drive-by shooting while standing outside a nightclub, police said. Both were in stable condition, and police have no suspects.
Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Date: May 14, 2003
CaliforniaLennox Homicide (Lennox, CA): Police are investigating a gang-related drive-by shooting that killed a 17-year-old. Two men in a car pulled alongside three pedestrians and asked them about their gang affiliation. "Gunfire erupted from the vehicle," an officer said. A 20-year-old was also grazed by a bullet, and the third teen was not hurt. No information of the suspects or arrests was available.
Source: City News Service Date: May 13, 2003
WisconsinThree arrested over graffiti in Cudahy (Cudahy, WI): Police arrested a 19, 18, and 16 year-old after receiving 17 complaints of gang graffiti on garages and vehicles in Cudahy. The three males were taken into custody in connection with the incidents.
Source: Journal Sentinel Date: May 13, 2003
New MexicoFour held in Mother's Day brawl (Santa Fe, NM): Santa Fe police have four people in custody in connection with a brawl that occurred during a Mother's Day party. The fight started as an argument between youths at the party, but then the yelling escalated into a physical confrontation that involved weapons. Although police have not confirmed this incident as gang-related, some witnesses said that there were gang slogans exchanged during the altercation. A 16-year-old was shot and killed, and two other young men were stabbed during the fight.
Source: Albuquerque Journal Date: May 13, 2003
OklahomaThree arrested in slaying of city man (Oklahoma City, OK): Three men, ages 21, 17, and 14, were arrested and are being questioned about a shooting that killed a 19-year-old man, police said. According to reports, gang signs were flashed before the shooting.
Source: Daily Oklahoman Date: May 13, 2003
CaliforniaMan wounded in drive-by shooting (Chula Vista, CA): In a possible gang-related drive-by shooting, a man at a gas station was wounded when a passenger in a car flashed a gang sign, and then opened fire. According to reports, six shots were fired, and there were five possible suspects that fled the scene.
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune Date: May 13, 2003
NevadaTwo men open fire outside Hard Rock Cafe (Las Vegas, NV): A few blocks from the Las Vegas strip, three people were injured as two men fired more than 30 shots outside the Hard Rock Cafe, witnesses and auhtorities said. "We don't know if it's gang-related, drug-related, or a beef between people," an officer said. The three victims' wounds were not life-threatening.
Source: The Associated Press State & Local Wire Date: May 12, 2003
New YorkBrooklyn teenager shot to death (Bronx, NY): A 17-year-old teenager was shot to death after arguing with a man, police said. The victim was found gripping a gun and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Police are looking into the possibility of the shooting being gang-related.
Source: New York Post Date: May 12, 2003
GeorgiaSmile, taggers: You may be on graffiti camera (Gwinnett County, GA): Gwinnett police are trying out a new surveillance technique that will enable them to catch graffiti vandals. A camera will be concealed at various locations of the 200 in the county where graffiti has been painted. Suspects filmed will then be matched against Gwinnett Police Department's gang unit database of more than 1,800 gang members. "This is relatively new for us," said a spokesman for Gwinnett police. "We are trying to use any type of technology we can to combat the gang and graffiti issue."
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Date: May 12, 2003
FloridaTwo teens wounded in drive-by shooting (Riviera Beach, FL): Riviera Police are seeking information on a drive-by shooting that wounded two teens. Neither injury was life-threatening.
Source: The Palm Beach Post Date: May 12, 2003
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