The meeting, according to the plea agreement, took place inQueen Anne's Countyin 2008 and included members of the Latin Kings, the Thunderguards (characterzied as an "outlaw motorcycle club"), and "various Bloods sets." It ended with gunfire, and Guy took responsibility for blasting a shotgun at two Latin Kings members.

San Bernardino County prosecutors took aim Friday at the Cucamonga Kings, seeking a court injunction that would make the Rancho Cucamonga gang the 13th in the county to be subject to severe restrictions. The injunction sought by the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office represents an 18-month-long effort to crack down on the Kings' illegal activities - everything from burglaries and thefts to drug sales, assaults and murder, officials said.

Major trafficking groups like the Zetas and the Sinaloa Cartel, which are responsible for most of Mexico's drug violence, will be replaced by super-powered street gangs in coming years, according to a report from Southern Pulse. There are also innumerable local street gangs, which, though they have existed in some form for decades, are now more violent and more connected to the transnational groups than ever before. While the principal driver of violence in Juarez appears to be fighting between the forces of Guzman and Carrillo, local gangs are a significant factor in sustaining the bloodshed: Mexican authorities have estimated that there are up to 1,500 street gangs operating in Juarez alone.