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[size=-1]By ERNESTO LONDOÑO / The Dallas Morning News [/size]
The arrests of several suspected members of a vicious Central American gang have heightened fears among Dallas-area law enforcement officials about the growing influence and might of MS-13 in North Texas.
A suspected member of the gang was arrested in Dallas on Wednesday night in connection with the March death of a teenager who was shot in the head.
Federal authorities say Juan Delacruz Gomez, 21, is the 17th MS-13 member arrested in North Texas since immigration authorities launched a nationwide initiative in March to dismantle the gang.
"Most all of them have a violent criminal history, everything from sexual assault of a child, theft, burglary, homicide, aggravated assault with a weapon," said Thomas Homan, assistant special agent in charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Dallas. "ICE has made them priority No. 1 in our gang enforcement."
Agent Homan said law enforcement officials have been able to identify roughly 140 MS-13 members in North Texas since they launched Operation Community Shield two months ago.
In addition to the March slaying, Dallas police gang-unit officers have linked an MS-13 member to the shooting of a 14-year-old boy in the face. He survived.
Last week, immigration agents and Dallas police officers detained four gang members in connection with that shooting, which occurred in the 3300 block of Chapel Creek Drive in northwest Dallas.
Eduardo Galisia was the victim in the March homicide, which happened in the 3100 block of Oradell Lane. A gunman approached the 19-year-old as he was playing soccer.
"What gang are you down with?" the gunman asked the victim, according to the police report.
Mr. Galisia replied that he was not a gang member and turned to walk away. He was shot in the back of the head and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Full report:
http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/dallas/stories/052005dnmetms13.c43aee56.html
The arrests of several suspected members of a vicious Central American gang have heightened fears among Dallas-area law enforcement officials about the growing influence and might of MS-13 in North Texas.
A suspected member of the gang was arrested in Dallas on Wednesday night in connection with the March death of a teenager who was shot in the head.
Federal authorities say Juan Delacruz Gomez, 21, is the 17th MS-13 member arrested in North Texas since immigration authorities launched a nationwide initiative in March to dismantle the gang.
"Most all of them have a violent criminal history, everything from sexual assault of a child, theft, burglary, homicide, aggravated assault with a weapon," said Thomas Homan, assistant special agent in charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Dallas. "ICE has made them priority No. 1 in our gang enforcement."
Agent Homan said law enforcement officials have been able to identify roughly 140 MS-13 members in North Texas since they launched Operation Community Shield two months ago.
In addition to the March slaying, Dallas police gang-unit officers have linked an MS-13 member to the shooting of a 14-year-old boy in the face. He survived.
Last week, immigration agents and Dallas police officers detained four gang members in connection with that shooting, which occurred in the 3300 block of Chapel Creek Drive in northwest Dallas.
Eduardo Galisia was the victim in the March homicide, which happened in the 3100 block of Oradell Lane. A gunman approached the 19-year-old as he was playing soccer.
"What gang are you down with?" the gunman asked the victim, according to the police report.
Mr. Galisia replied that he was not a gang member and turned to walk away. He was shot in the back of the head and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Full report:
http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/dallas/stories/052005dnmetms13.c43aee56.html
. They are revitalizing alot of the areas downtown, but it would have been good to have the Cowboy Stadium in South Dallas because it would have pumped alot of money in the area.
