More MS Mayhem
MS-13 Murder in Silver Spring
The Washington Post : Daniel de Vise and Aaron C. Davis : November 9th 2008
Summary:
On November 1st, a 14 year old Blair High School, Honor Roll student, Tai Lam, was murdered as he rode a city bus. The details of the incident are somewhat vague at this point. What has been reported so far is that there was an argument on the bus. Then three Hispanic males exited the bus, one held a rear door open, while another fired several rounds into three teenagers onboard, wounding 2 and killing Tai Lam. Police have arrested Gilmar L. Romero, 20, and Mario E. Milan-Canales, 30, in Houston, and Hector M. Hernandez, 20, in Montgomery County, MD. All are believed to be members of MS-13, and in the country illegally. There is no reporting yet indicating the injured teens had any gang affiliation. Interestingly, according to the Washington Post, Hector Hernandez had a MySpace page with multiple indications of gang involvement.
Comment:
Beyond the gang links to Houston, which appear to be growing, driven by the increasing cartel influence in our southern border cities, this sad episode reinforces something Msthirteen.com has frequently reported on. That is the use of social networking sites by gang members. They are proud of their affiliation, and use these services to advertise their association. Gang investigators should be conducting surveillance on these sites in order to gain an understanding of the gang networks operating within their jurisdiction, and how they connect to other jurisdictions. In the case of the Newark Murders in August 2007, detectives used social networking sites to track and apprehend the suspects in Prince Georges County, MD.
Link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/08/AR2008110802432.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/11/14/ST2008111400925.html
The Washington Post : Daniel de Vise and Aaron C. Davis : November 9th 2008
Summary:
On November 1st, a 14 year old Blair High School, Honor Roll student, Tai Lam, was murdered as he rode a city bus. The details of the incident are somewhat vague at this point. What has been reported so far is that there was an argument on the bus. Then three Hispanic males exited the bus, one held a rear door open, while another fired several rounds into three teenagers onboard, wounding 2 and killing Tai Lam. Police have arrested Gilmar L. Romero, 20, and Mario E. Milan-Canales, 30, in Houston, and Hector M. Hernandez, 20, in Montgomery County, MD. All are believed to be members of MS-13, and in the country illegally. There is no reporting yet indicating the injured teens had any gang affiliation. Interestingly, according to the Washington Post, Hector Hernandez had a MySpace page with multiple indications of gang involvement.
Comment:
Beyond the gang links to Houston, which appear to be growing, driven by the increasing cartel influence in our southern border cities, this sad episode reinforces something Msthirteen.com has frequently reported on. That is the use of social networking sites by gang members. They are proud of their affiliation, and use these services to advertise their association. Gang investigators should be conducting surveillance on these sites in order to gain an understanding of the gang networks operating within their jurisdiction, and how they connect to other jurisdictions. In the case of the Newark Murders in August 2007, detectives used social networking sites to track and apprehend the suspects in Prince Georges County, MD.
Link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/08/AR2008110802432.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/11/14/ST2008111400925.html
My understanding is that the gang members were trying to pick a fight with this group of high school kids and were ridiculing various bus riders in Spanish based on their appearance.
Here's more information:
http://www.gazette.net/stories/11082008/montnew92613_32506.shtml
I live in west Wheaton; you may have heard of my locale in your research.
Thanks for the good work! Marylanders are woefully uninformed about this issue and keep voting in pro-"sanctuary" politicians.
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Thanks for the additional illuminating information!
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