By Richard WintonLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — FBI agents and Los Angeles County deputies fanned out across the city early Tuesday, raiding 30 homes linked to the South L.A. gang Florencia 13, which was responsible for the 2022 killing of a Los Angeles police officer. Three Florencia 13 gang members — Jesse Contreras, Luis Alfredo de la Rosa Rios and Ernesto Cisneros — pleaded guilty in 2023 to federal racketeering charges for their roles in the robbery and fatal shooting of Arroyos. In their pleas, they admitted killing Arroyos as part of gang activity perpetrated by Florencia 13. In one instance, gang members are accused of beating a man to death outside a bar in October 2022 in the Florence-Firestone area. “Florencia 13 is known for its barbaric tactics, which, tragically, resulted in several murders alleged in the indictment,” Davis said.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 06, 2024 20:37 UTC