Sons of Samoa

Sons of Samoa is a Crips-affiliated street gang based in Long Beach, California, United States.

[3] In 2015, an investigation led to new charges and the arrest of a Sons of Samoa member for a murder in 1996.

[5][6] Three SOS members were arrested on March 16, 2021, for the February 9 fatal shooting of a man during late hours on the street near a church in San Jose, California.

[7] In the 1980s, the Sons of Samoa were heavily involved with the sale and use of cocaine and PCP, as well as robbery, burglary, and extortion.

[5][6] A 2011 report from the FBI listed Alaska, California, Missouri, Utah, and Washington as states where the Sons of Samoa operated.