Police in Jamaica have killed a top gang leader whose death has unleashed a violent backlash near the capital of Kingston and prompted authorities to raise the threat level to extreme. level.
Gerardo Deleon, 20, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, deadly conduct, evading arrest with a vehicle and possession of a prohibited weapon.
Five men were sentenced to death for the gang rape and murder of a teenager as well as the killing of her father and toddler-aged niece.
A member of the 18th Street gang, notorious for its violent activities ranging from assault to murder, received a 40-year federal prison sentence for a triple shooting in Rockville, Maryland, that ...
Attacks between guerrilla groups have also seen thousands displaced from the country's Catatumbo region.
The International Organization for Migration reported Tuesday that “relentless gang violence” in the capital, Port-au-Prince, has fueled a near-doubling of displacement there and a collapse of ...