Guatemala, Gang and Death Toll
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Latin Kings gang member allegedly stole FBI body armor and weapons from a federal vehicle during unrest in Minneapolis following shootings involving ICE agents.
The man was accused of trying to kill a police officer hours after investigators identified him as a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a woman found dead in a Hartford apartment.
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Inside the crackdown on MS-13 violence in Baltimore, gang accused of 4 killings, including teen
Michael Ariel Chacon Nataren, 19, died after being shot across from Patterson Park in March 2024, with Crime Stoppers offering an $8,000 reward. A federal indictment said he was one of four people killed in Baltimore City by a clique of the MS-13 gang since 2023.
Two suspects were arrested in the Santa Rosa Transit Mall shooting, which injured two teens during an armed robbery. The Santa Rosa Police Department linked the incident to gang activity.
Three gang members involved in a 2023 shooting that left a high school cheerleader paralyzed have been sentenced, with the final defendant receiving a 24-year prison term.
A Florida bill allowing prosecutors to consider gang members' social media posts passed its first House committee unanimously Wednesday.
Guatemalan security forces worked on Saturday (January 17) to regain control of three prisons after rioting inmates took at least 46 people hostage in an incident authorities attributed to gang members demanding greater privileges.
Guatemala's Bernardo Arevalo declared a 30-day state of siege on Sunday after a weekend of riots.He said this would allow the full force of the state, including the police and army, to be used against gang violence.