Killeen gang
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The Killeen gang was a prominent Irish-American criminal organization in South Boston known for its involvement in organized crime and violent turf wars in the mid-20th century.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish-American criminal organization
ⓘ
street gang ⓘ |
| activity |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
extortion ⓘ illegal gambling ⓘ loan sharking ⓘ organized crime ⓘ racketeering ⓘ violent crime ⓘ |
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criminalClassification | organized crime group ⓘ |
| criminalSphere | local organized crime in Boston ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Irish-American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | violent turf wars ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflict with rival South Boston gangs
ⓘ
turf wars in South Boston ⓘ |
| location | South Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
strong neighborhood-based membership
ⓘ
use of violence to control territory ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| opposedTo | rival criminal organizations in South Boston ⓘ |
| region | South Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialBackground | working-class Irish-American community ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.