[4] In 1972, several independent street gangs in Los Angeles formed an alliance known as the Bloods to counter the growing influence of the Crips.

[6] On December 27, 1985, 15-year-old Charles "Beeb" Stevens was shot dead in a drive-by shooting while standing in the territory of the Kelly Park Compton Crips.

[9] On July 4, 2005, Christopher "Bick Rock" Holt, along with two other members of the Lueders Park Piru, used AK-47s to open fire on a house in Butler Avenue, Compton.

The house was located within the territory of the Lueders Park Piru, but was used as a "hang-out" by members of a rival gang known as the Butler Block Crips.

[10] Investigators concluded that the shooting was intended to let the Butler Block Crips know that they were not welcome in the territory of the Lueders Park Piru.