Teenager suspected of ‘snitching' gets killed, feds say. Eight gang members get prison

A 17-year-old was lured to a rural road in Georgia and killed after fellow gang members suspected him of 'snitching,' according to federal prosecut...

December 8, 2022
2:26 AM

A 17-year-old was lured to a rural road in Georgia and killed after fellow gang members suspected him of 'snitching,' according to federal prosecutors. This came after a lead gang member was arrested in connection with a nightclub shooting in 2017 and learned the victim — and also a gang member — was interviewed by law enforcement about the incident, prosecutors say. The teens were part of the 135 Pirus gang, which has origins in Compton, California and members nationwide, including in Georgia. Cooperating with authorities, or 'snitching,' is against the rules of the gang and discouraged through violence, court documents state.

Julia Marnin