“They are responsible for the vast majority of the violence, the death, the destruction that’s happening in our communities,” said Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts. “For us within our organization, they are our target. This is where we start destabilizing them. This is where we start cutting the head off of this organized group and bringing them into justice.”
Police battle back against a notorious Baltimore gang — the Black Guerrilla Family. Members are accused of intimidating and killing more than a dozen people.
Meghan McCorkell has more on the massive strike against the gang.
Police issued 48 arrest warrants — all in the Greenmount area — a place they say has been plagued by gang violence.
Driving down the darkened streets of the Greenmount community — where murals painted on walls remember those who lost their lives. It’s there police say the Black Guerrilla Family terrorize the streets.
“They need to be off the street where people can sleep at night and feel safe,” said Dale Hargrave.
Now — many of them are. Police and federal agents launched raids Thursday morning — going after 48 alleged members and associates of the Greenmount BGF.
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