United States Attorney in Los Angeles
United States Attorney in Los AngelesPROFILE
Thomas O'Brien
Guest
FROM Thomas O'Brien
Which Way, L.A.?
Major Crackdown on the Avenues Gang In February a man was shot 17 times while protecting his 2-year old granddaughter. She was unharmed. But he was killed, and a wild shoot out took place among gang members, some using AK-47’s, and between gang members and the LAPD. It all came down in a Northeast Los Angeles neighborhood long dominated by the Drew Street clique of the Avenues Gang. Today, 500 local, state and federal officers swarmed in to serve warrants on 70 people charged with federal crimes.
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