The MS-13 gang, which has ties to El Salvador, was formed in Los Angeles decades ago and was responsible for numerous murders and other criminal enterprises. Four people were killed in the Angeles National Forest by members of the Fulton clique wielding machetes, baseball bats and knives, the indictment alleges. Three were arrested in recent days in the Los Angeles area by a task force composed of FBI agents, LAPD officers and Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. MS-13 in Los Angeles traditionally required new members to be jumped in, or beaten while a shot-caller counted aloud to 13, prosecutors wrote in court papers. He often has cited the organization, which was formed in Los Angeles several decades ago, as evidence of the need for increased deportation efforts.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 16, 2019 16:46 UTC