Eleven suspected members of a Minnesota street gang have been charged in a federal racketeering case alleging murders and attempted murders in bloody gang violence that killed rivals and bystanders alike.
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The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy indictment names leaders, organizers, and members of the Lows street gang and alleges “a pattern of unthinkable and reprehensible violence,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday when the case was unsealed.
“The charges we announced today against the Lows allege a pattern of unthinkable and reprehensible violence by the Lows from 2021 into 2024,” U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger for the District of Minnesota announced in a press conference . “Seven shootings, 10 victims, five murders. By charging these 11 Lows members under RICO, we are once again addressing the gang as a whole.”
At the press conference, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara addressed the defendants directly.
“To the 11 violent offenders that have been indicted, we told you that we were coming for you,” he said. “Not only did you devalue human life in our city by hunting and killing rival gang members and celebrating those deaths on social media.”