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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...
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.
Latin Kings North Side faction leader Gustavo "Gino" Colon was sentenced to life in prison as a result of the case. [73]
The legend is that he angered Lord Gino and other high up Latin Kings, and they ordered him to be killed; however, no body was ever recovered, or any crime reported. Photo courtesy of Carlos Flores. Latin King tags at Armitage in Freemont in the year 1970 Photo credit courtesy of Carlos Flores.
Members of the Chicago branch of the Latin Kings cherish a history that includes the theft of military ordnance; the murder and subsequent cannabilization of one disobedient inmate member; consorting with a notorious terrorist group; and a high school riot over a Coca-Cola poster.
19 wrz 1997 · After spending a quarter century in prison on a murder conviction, Gustavo “Gino” Colon, co-leader of the powerful Latin Kings street gang, was only 24 hours away from freedom.
24 lis 2015 · Garcia and Zambrano were the highest-ranking Latin Kings to be convicted and sentenced since Gustavo “Gino” Colon, who also holds the title of “Corona,” was sentenced to life in prison in 2000.
