Authorities have noted that the group acts violently towards others and have been known to be armed and dangerous.Īs of now, police have made no arrests and are asking for the communities support identifying the suspects involved in the shooting and have released the following security footage.With summer jobs on the horizon, professionals recall the first jobs that launched their careers. The area has been seeing a massive increase in crime as a new street gang begins to run rampant within the area.
A week prior another shooting occurred on 149th Street and Stanford Avenue that left one suspect and one LSPD detective deceased. The shooting has been confirmed to be gang related, linked to the increasing gang activity hailing from the Campanella Park area in Compton. The two victims of the shooting were found to be residents of Western Avenue and both have been declared deceased.
Two suspects were pursued for over 45 minutes in a stolen vehicle in relation to the shooting but escaped law enforcement. The large group dispersed and actively fled law enforcement. Police were around the corner and responded to the scene immediately. A brazen shootout followed in which over 12 shots were fired. One of the Campanella locals noticed and withdrew his own firearm. As the fight began to die down, the group from the park began to leave the area when two of the Western Avenue residents pulled out firearms. A man was caught on tape smashing a bottle into another mans head before engaging in a fist fight. Shortly after, a brawl broke out leaving the residents of the area brutally wounded. A group of alleged blood gang members hailing from the Roy Campanella Park area were travelling to the convenience store when an argument began amongst the group and residents of Western Ave. Authorities have connected the shooting to a brawl that occurred outside of the 7/11 on Exton Street. The shooting occurred at around 1:40 PM in the Jefferson area of the city. LOS SANTOS - Two people were shot and killed when gunshots rang out in broad daylight on Western avenue Thursday afternoon. “There is no doubt in my mind, if Knox and his associates had not been caught, they would still be engaged in criminal activities to this day.”Ģ killed, 1 wounded in brazen broad daylight shooting on Western Avenue “His criminal activites generated money and prestige and allowed him to live in a macho world with his associates,” said Justice Lawrence Perez of Gardner, who had no prior convictions. It was decided a sentence of 6 years was just.Īnother gang leader, Kamoni "Twin" Gardner, 25, is now serving a 10-year prison sentence after being convicted last year of more than a dozen gang-related offences. She implored Justice George Clark to jail Knox, 22, for 8 years to 14 years for four offences, including transferring and possessing a gun and dealing drugs for a criminal organization. Gang members evaded detection by various means including swapping guns between cities, co-ordinating travel and using coded language, nicknames and safe houses, said District attorney Catherine Washington. The gang came to police attention because of an array of shootings in north-east Los Santos in March of 2020. Gang members also committed violent crimes such as robberies. Members trafficked in firearms, cocaine, crack, heroin and marijuana in Los Santos, Las Venturas, Blueberry, Fort Carson as well as other surrounding cities.
25, 2021 when the massive police operation - dubbed Project Siphon- dismantled their sophisticated Campanella Park based gang activity. Kejuan "Kenzo" Knox was lured into the gang culture by “the money and prestige” that enabled them to live in a macho world, court heard. Gang boss Kejuan Knox was swept up with 7 other gang members and dozens of associates in the city-wide police raid. has been sentenced in a Los Santos courtroom early this morning. 8 Lane Piru gang leader sentenced today on 6 charges after brief police chaseĪ mugshot of alleged gang leader Kejuan KnoxĪ leader of the notorious 8 Lane Piru gang - which peddled guns and drugs from Los Santos to Las Venturas.
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