Their city once spawned the Crips and the Bloods. Now the authorities of Los Angeles fear the bad old days of gang warfare are returning, and some warn of a "race war" between Latino and African-American street gangs.

A series of shootings in an area south of Los Angeles called Harbor Gateway has outraged residents and prompted action from city and federal authorities and community groups. In December, 14-year-old Cheryl Green was with friends in Harbor Gateway. The African-American girl was allegedly shot by members of the Latino 204th Street Gang. Police called it racially motivated because Cheryl had crossed into an area the gang claimed as territory.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1996364,00.html

[Race violence is awful. The gangs should exclusively target the white residents so media could label it as normal acceptable gang violence.]