He is now faces additional charges, including attempted murder and malicious wounding in connection with the stabbing. The 18th Street gang is notorious for its involvement in violent crimes ...

The April 29, 2016, murder of Oscar Acosta, 19, in Brentwood because he was suspected to be associating with the rival 18th Street gang. Acosta, prosecutors said, was brutally beaten with tree ...

In March, a truce was brokered between El Salvador's two most violent street gangs and they agreed to stop killing each other. The Mara Salvatrucha and 18th Street are criminal outfits which trace ...