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Gang of yobs hunt man down and shoot him in front of terrified kids
John Lewis, who went by the street name ‘Stitch’, was one of four men on two stolen motorbikes who chased a Ford Fiesta, containing victim Jack Hayes in Birkenhead, Merseyside
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'100 bullets' as horror shooting leaves 2 dead and 3 hurt as in 'warzone' scenes
A horror mass shooting in Washington DC has killed two men and police say it involved 'historic beefs' - while a manhunt is underway for two suspects who are on the run
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Why one of the world's most wanted men will never hand himself in to police
Hakan Ayik has been singled out by federal police as at high risk from his fellow criminals because he hailed an encrypted messaging app that allowed police to watch as every illicit deal was made
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World's deadliest city where homes turned into ‘fentanyl factories’ by cartels
In the first seven months of 2023, 71 people were slaughtered as three drug cartels - the Sinaloa Cartel, The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), and Los Zetas - try to take control of the port of Manzanillo
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Dark hidden 'cult' of XL bullies on sale for eye-watering price tag
The Mirror takes a look at the sinister world of dodgy dog breeding as bully-type puppies are being poorly bred and kept in a semi-comatose state trapped in darkness, trained on treadmills and forced to fight for social media
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Moment notorious gangster gunned down in broad daylight while eating at cafe
Gavin "Capable" Preston was reportedly involved in high-level extortion rackets and the killings of other gangland figures - He was gunned down at Sweet Lulu's cafe in Keilor East, Melbourne
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Birmingham named 'gun capital' of Britain with huge surge in gang violence
Critics say little progress has been made since friends Letisha and Charlene were murdered after being caught in the cross fire between two rival gangs on New Year's Eve 2003
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English Channel smugglers refused to give life jackets to 6 migrants who drowned
Rather than providing them life-saving jackets, the people-smuggling gang loaded six Afghan into several inflatable dinghies and sent them across the Channel from northern France in the early hours of Saturday morning
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Brutal cartels pimping up Mad Max-style monster trucks with machine gun turrets
Deadly drug cartels in Mexico are loading up armoured trucks with advanced weaponry like rocket launchers and sniper rifles to display dominance and rule rival cartels in the cocaine trail
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Mum of boy stabbed to death from behind with sword calls his killers 'cowards'
Ronan Kanda, 16, was murdered by two fellow pupils with a sword they bought online - and now his mother says the grisly weapons should be outlawed as they are only used 'for killing other humans'
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Some 60,000 girls 'at risk of being groomed into carrying gang weapons or drugs'
Around a quarter of children at risk of serious violence and criminal exploitation are girls but they do not receive the same level of attention as young boys at risk, according to a damning report
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Inside gang warfare that led to innocent Elle Edwards being shot dead at pub
Elle Edwards' murder was described as a "human tragedy in its purest and most appalling sense" at Liverpool Crown Court today as jurors found Connor Chapman guilty of the killing
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Gang war kills 41 prisoners at notorious women's jail after huge bathroom fire
At least 41 inmates at the Penitenciaria Nacional Femenina de Adaptación Social in Tamara, Honduras, were killed in a major fire following a vicious brawl between gangs
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Drugs lord prisoner escapes from jail 'after being warned his life is in danger'
Heroin kingpin Sean McGovern reportedly fled prison near Dundee, Scotland, on Sunday evening after being told by police that somebody was plotting to kill him
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UK city plagued by gangland turf war for 25 years but locals 'will never leave'
In Birmingham, the rivalry of two gangs has poisoned the city’s streets for decades, the Johnson Crew and The Burger Bar Boys have been feuding for over 25 years
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Alleged gang boss who fought rival in Dubai 'had his Turkey teeth knocked out'
Named Manchester gang boss Michael 'Cazza' Carroll had to travel to get his 'Turkey teeth' repaired after getting into another reported bust-up with gang rival Stephen Britton in Dubai
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Bags containing human remains discovered in Mexico in search for missing people
Investigators are currently scouring through forty-five bags of human remains to identify the body parts and provide answers to some of the families of the 15,000 people currently missing in Jalisco, Mexico
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Residents are 'prisoners in their homes' as 21-strong feral gang takes over town
Neighbours in Malvern Link, Worcestershire, say a large group of youths aged between 12 and 16 are terrorising them in their homes as West Mercia Police up patrols in the area
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Woman whose life was funded by gang arrested as she discovered she was pregnant
After realising that Mariana Fragoso, 25, couldn't afford the lavish lifestyle she was sharing on social media with her modest admin job, Brazilian police raided her home to find a massive cache of firearms stored there by a criminal gang
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8 bodies found in tourist hotspot as cop warns 'most dangerous time to travel'
Human remains were discovered over the weekend around ten miles from Cancun's beach and hotel resorts. Cops believe the bodies had been dumped there between one week and two months ago
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Uber Eats driver 'dismembered by demonic gangster' before parts found in bags
Oscar Solis Jr., 30, from Florida, US, allegedly killed Uber Eats delivery driver Randall Cooke on April 19 after he pulled the victim into his home and attempted to rob him
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Teen girl vanishes in Mexican cartel hotspot as urgent 'Amber Alert' issued
US citizen Shelbie Lynn Dwyer, 17, disappeared in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The State Attorney General's Office said that she may "have fallen victim to a crime"
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Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch walks free from court with drastic appearance change
Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch walked free from court on Monday after being found not guilty of the murder of David Byrne - and he was sporting a very different look
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How British ex-con turned his life around after becoming Australia’s Most Wanted
Neil Cummins, 47, was first introduced to criminality while on the streets of his native Liverpool - but ended up becoming a gangster himself after moving to Sydney in his early teens
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Man goes missing after bragging about stealing $50,000 from fearsome drug cartel
Erik Tadeo Ramirez, from Texas, US, bragged about stealing $50,000 from the Cartel del Noreste - less than two hours later he was kidnapped by a group of armed men from his home
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