Alleged Senior Leader of Bloods Gang Found Murdered
According to an article on NJ.com, the Trenton police found the dead body of a male, when responding to the scene of a car accident. The accident occurred at an overpass located at the junction of Route 29 and Market Street.
Officials say that the man was shot three times as his car waited at a stop light. The police matched the victim with one of the names in the gang database. He had previously been arrested for possession of drugs and racketeering, and served over 2 years in prison. The police suspect the murder was motivated by gang activity.
The victim had been released in May 2009 and was allegedly considered as a top member in a faction of the Bloods that once consisted of a population of an estimated 200 members in the Trenton area.
Although police say the numbers of gang members have been reduced in the area as a result of stringent prison initiatives, police admit that gangs still exist.
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