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2 lip 2021 · Fifty years ago this week — June 27, 1971 — Gustavo Colon, a teen Latin King, shot and killed Glenn Burr, a teen Vice Lord, at the intersection of Potomac Avenue and Leavitt Street. The...
The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN, ALKN, or LKN, also known as simply Latin Kings) is a gang active primarily in the United States as well as internationally.
2 lip 2021 · Fifty years ago this week — June 27, 1971 — Gustavo Colon, a teen Latin King, shot and killed Glenn Burr, a teen Vice Lord, at the intersection of Potomac Avenue and Leavitt Street. The following year, Colon was sentenced to at least 30 years in state prison for the murder.
Gustavo Colon was now referred to as “Lord Gino” now that he was in command of all northern Chicago operations, these two men had just become the King of Kings.
The Latin Kings are currently under national leadership by two principle leaders, Gino Colon (Lord Gino) and Raul Gonzalez (Baby King). The Latin Kings have a strong line of communication and support between members incarcerated and those members on the outside.
During their early stages as a gang, the LK's had one distinguishing physical trait: they would wear their hair in "Afro's". We knew this from early photographs of the LKs in our files and numerous interviews with older members who later became useful for purposes of prosecuting LK members.
23 lip 2015 · Zambrano was the highest-ranking Latin King to be convicted and sentenced since Gustavo “Gino” Colon, who also holds the title of “Corona,” was sentenced to life in prison in 2000. The government was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Andrew Porter, Nancy DePodesta and Tiffany McCormick.
