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Boy, 6, shot in head by suspected gang members in Harbor Gateway

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Article Last Updated: 03/04/2008 05:34:01 PM PST


A 6-year-old boy riding in a sedan was shot in the head and hospitalized in critical but stable condition Tuesday after two men flashed gang signs at the car and opened fire, shattering the car's rear window in the Harbor Gateway area.

The gunfire broke out at about 12:30 p.m. near 227 Halldale Ave., Los Angeles police Chief William Bratton said.

Three adults and three children - all black - were in an older-model sedan being driven along Halldale when two Latino men standing along the road flashed gang signs at the vehicle, and then fired several shots, Bratton said. The bullet then struck the 6-year-old boy in the head.

The driver of the vehicle kept going, and when the people in the car realized the boy had been shot, the car was pulled over and paramedics were called. Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department said paramedics were sent to the 22300 block of South Western Avenue.

Police began searching a roughly two-block area bounded by 226th and 228th streets between Halldale and Denker avenues.

The suspects were described as Hispanic men in their 20s, one with short black hair and the other with a shaved head.

"This is an area that is under the influence of a Latino gang ... and you may recall that about a year or so ago the mayor and I were engaged in a major initiative up the street at 204th Street, where there had been the shooting death of a young black woman," Bratton said, referencing the killing of 14-year-old Cheryl Green.
Bratton said the people in the car were not residents of the area. He said the people in the car included the 6-year-old boy, one 3-year-old child and another 18-month-old child, one man and two women - including one who was six months pregnant.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa condemned the shooting, and decried the recent rash of shootings that occurred in South Los Angeles and Arlington Heights.

"Our hearts and prayers are with the family (of the 6-year-old boy) at this time, with the community that has suffered a lot over the last few years - a community of good people, hard-working people, people who want safety for the children in the neighborhood. All I can say is I trust that the men and women of the LAPD are going to work as hard as they can work around the clock to bring these individuals to justice."

http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8452826

THIS IS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY DAY HERE IN LA LATELY. PLUS WE HAVE POLICE CAR CHASES ALL THE TIME. THE GANG CRACKDOWN SEEMS TO BE FAILING.


http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... 2836.story

Boy, 6, shot in head in Harbor Gateway area


(photo) Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times
LAPD detectives work at scene where a red Yukon stopped after a youngster inside was shot several blocks away prompting, LAPD officers to search for the shooting suspect along 226th Street near Denker.

The victim's family was driving through the neighborhood, known for racial tensions between Latino gangs and black residents. He is in critical condition.

By Richard Winton and Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
6:14 PM PST, March 4, 2008

A 6-year-old black boy was critically wounded after being shot in the head by suspected Latino gang members today as the victim's family drove through the Harbor Gateway neighborhood, Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton said.

Two Latino males flashed gang signs before opening fire on the red GMC Yukon with six people inside, including the victim's mother, who is eight months pregnant, Bratton said. The rear window of the SUV was shattered by the gunfire, and one of the rounds hit the boy in the head, he said.

The victim was rushed to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center by paramedics after the shooting, which occurred about 12:40 p.m. on 227th Street between Halldale and Denker avenues, police said. He was listed in critical condition.

The family was not from the neighborhood, which is known for racial tensions between Latino gangs and black residents, police said. They were heading to an auto auction at the time.

There were no other reported injuries, police said. Other passengers inside the vehicle included a man and a woman and two other children, ages 3 and 1 1/2 .

Police cordoned off two blocks in the neighborhood this afternoon as they mounted a massive search for the two suspects, one described as between the ages of 28 and 30, heavyset, wearing a white T-shirt and black pants; the other, between ages 16 and 20, with a shaved head and possibly a mustache, wearing blue jeans and riding a racing bicycle.

Bratton did not say whether the suspects had ties to a specific gang, but he noted that the neighborhood is home to the East Side Torrance gang. The narrow strip of land known as Harbor Gateway connects the bulk of Los Angeles with the harbor communities.

"This is an area that is under the influence of a Latino gang," Bratton said. "You may recall that about a year or so ago, the mayor and I were engaged in a major initiative up the street at 204th Street, where there had been the shooting death of a young black woman."

Bratton was referring to the killing of 14-year-old Cheryl Green, who was also black, in December 2006. Two members of the 204th Street gang allegedly shot Green as she stood talking with friends in the same community.

The suspects were later caught and charged with murder, along with a special hate crime allegation.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined Bratton at an afternoon news conference to discuss the latest shooting. He noted how there had been several apparently unprovoked gang attacks in recent weeks.

"What's been particularly disturbing is the sensational nature of some of these incidents," Villaraigosa said. "It was people minding their own business. . . . That's what causes even more concern. This wasn't a gang battle."

Neighbor Josefina Salazar, 40, said residents live in fear of the gangs.

"We worry about our security here," she said. "But rent is so high there's no option to go anywhere else."

Salazar, who stood outside a house where several TV trucks were parked, said the mayor and police chief "say they're cleaning the city up, but then things like this happen again."

The East Side Torrance and 204th Street gangs are longtime rivals. But they also are known for preying on black residents.

The shooting came a week after Los Angeles City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo obtained a preliminary gang injunction against 26 members of East Side Torrance and 204th Street.

The injunction bars the members from associating with one another in public within a designated Harbor Gateway "safety zone." Violators would face up to a year in jail, said Jeff Isaacs, head of the city attorney's criminal prosecutions.

In a declaration supporting Delgadillo's request against East Side Torrance, LAPD Sgt. Dan Robbins said the gang frequently targeted black residents with violence, harassment and racist graffiti.

"Every black person, but in particular black males, is a potential victim of EST violence and intimidation," wrote Robbins, the LAPD's expert on the two gangs.

richard.winton@latimes.com

victoria.kim@latimes.com

a declaration supporting Delgadillo's request against East Side Torrance, LAPD Sgt. Dan Robbins said the gang frequently targeted black residents with violence, harassment and racist graffiti.

this is insane ... how can this government condone this

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined Bratton at an afternoon news conference to discuss the latest shooting. He noted how there had been several apparently unprovoked gang attacks in recent weeks.

"What's been particularly disturbing is the sensational nature of some of these incidents," Villaraigosa said. "It was people minding their own business. . . . That's what causes even more concern. This wasn't a gang battle."

No thanks to you, Villaraigosa! Why won't he come down hard on these gangs?

[/quote]Salazar, who stood outside a house where several TV trucks were parked, said the mayor and police chief "say they're cleaning the city up, but then things like this happen again."

The East Side Torrance and 204th Street gangs are longtime rivals. But they also are known for preying on black residents. [quote]

They're cleaning up all right

http://www.knbc.com/news/10787387/detail.html

This ethnic cleansing goes back to the 1990's

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/ja ... ngangs.htm

Where's Al and the gang while this crap is going on? If the shooters were white, they would be all over this like a cheap suit, so what gives. These thugs are such cowards they travel in packs, then seek out innocent blacks, that way they're assured the victim won't have a gun to fight back with. [Mod Edit] All this falls directly on his shoulders, and he should be the most vocal about what's going on there. But don't worry, pretty soon the gangs will make it official, and he won't be safe either...

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http://www.alipac.us/article-3010--0-0.html

This is a HATE CRIME...and what does LA RAZA and the ADL have to say about that? Apparently only when a Latino is targeted is that a HATE crime. When Latino gang-bangers target blacks ....LA RAZA denies it. Shameful.

I believe the number of American children who have lost their lives over the last 10 days due to illegal immigration is now AT LEAST six, but I think it may be higher than that.

That's only children that we know of, not counting adults.

Again, as I commented on another post, our FAMILIES are at the mercy of ILLEGALS and their Anchor Babies being murdered, raped, or robbed. But NOT to worry the Chamber of Commerce will get their "cheap labor", thanks to Bush and the Congressional Leadership, increasing "their privatized" PROFITS!!