LA Gang F13 Accused of Targeting Blacks
January 1st, 2008 By THOMAS WATKINS, Associated Press Writer
Ismael Davalos, left, a Florence 13 gang member, gets checked by Los Angeles County Sheriff gang detective Adam Torres in the Florence- Firestone neighborhood where the Florence 13 gang is located in Los Angeles County, Nov. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
(AP) -- In a murderous quest aimed at "cleansing" their turf of snitches and rival gangsters, members of one of Los Angeles County's most vicious Latino gangs sometimes killed people just because of their race, an investigation found.
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