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'''GTO''' or '''Goons Taking Over''' is a street gang operating on [[Birmingham]]'s [[East Birmingham|east side]]. The gang is believed to have several hundred members, and the are suspected of involvement in numerous crimes, including drug sales, car break-ins and robberies. | '''GTO''' or '''Goons Taking Over''' is a street gang operating on [[Birmingham]]'s [[East Birmingham|east side]]. The gang is believed to have several hundred members, and the are suspected of involvement in numerous crimes, including drug sales, car break-ins and robberies. | ||
In [[2014]] [[Black District]], which is said to be made up of members of GTO, | In [[2014]] the rap group [[Black District]], which is said to be made up of members of GTO, filmed a video on [[Oakwood Street]]. The rap memorialized [[Devante Hinds|Devante "Red Man" Hinds]], who had tried to run over [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]] deputies who were breaking up a heroin deal and was [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2014|shot and killed]]. The song threatened police officers. One rapper featured in the video was [[Mose Leonard]], who had been charged with five car break-ins in [[Fultondale]]. Judge [[Katrina Ross]] sentenced him to a month in prison after seeing the video. | ||
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Revision as of 14:33, 20 January 2015
GTO or Goons Taking Over is a street gang operating on Birmingham's east side. The gang is believed to have several hundred members, and the are suspected of involvement in numerous crimes, including drug sales, car break-ins and robberies.
In 2014 the rap group Black District, which is said to be made up of members of GTO, filmed a video on Oakwood Street. The rap memorialized Devante "Red Man" Hinds, who had tried to run over Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputies who were breaking up a heroin deal and was shot and killed. The song threatened police officers. One rapper featured in the video was Mose Leonard, who had been charged with five car break-ins in Fultondale. Judge Katrina Ross sentenced him to a month in prison after seeing the video.
References
- Robinson, Carol (May 17, 2014) "Birmingham gang rap video glorifying cop-killing replaced with tribute to BPD." The Birmingham News
- Robinson, Carol (May 19, 2014) "Video glorifying cop-killing leads to jail time for Birmingham rapper." The Birmingham News
External links
- Black District's video on YouTube.com