gang killing
Organized crime slaying
A gang killing is a murder committed by members of a street gang, typically targeting rivals or perceived enemies.
The term appears frequently in news coverage of urban violence: Police are investigating the shooting as a gang killing.
It may also describe killings ordered by organized crime groups.
- homicideCausing another's death
- drive-byAttack from passing vehicle
- drive-by shootingGunfire from moving vehicle
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- turf warStruggle over claimed ground
revenge · retaliation · shootout · execution · ambush · rival · blood · streets · street violence · violence · no snitching · hit · hit list · territory · crew · feud · retribution · murder
- murderhomicide, manslaughter, assassination, premeditated murder, mass murder
- killingshomicide, murder for hire, manslaughter, assassination, first-degree murder
- political violenceassassination, insurrection, summary execution, state terror, state terrorism
legality and authority
gang killinglegal execution
Lawful killing by state
capital punishment · death penalty · police shooting · self-defense killing · justifiable homicide
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