Satanas (gang)

Satanas Gang (STS)

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Founded 1972
Founding location Los Angeles, California, United States
Years active 1972-present
Territory California & Philippines
Ethnicity Filipino
Criminal activities Homicide, grand theft auto, drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, robbery, assault, burglary, theft
Allies Sons Of Samoa, Westside Islanders, Stateside Islanders, Bahala Na Barkada, Insane Pinoy Tribe, Temple st 13
Rivals Bahala Na Gang, Pinoy Real, Sarzana 13, Jefrox 13, Akrho Pinoy, Hellside, 18th st, Avenues 13, Rockwood st 13, Mara Salvatrucha 13, Artesia 13, Chivas 13, Westside Longos 13, Eastside Longos 13, Northside Longos 13, Barrio Pobre 13, Crazy Latin Boys 13, Dominguez Varrio 13, Scout Royal Brotherhood, Real Pinoy Bloods, Original Genoside, United Brotherhood, Tiny Raskal Gang, Asian Boyz, Crazy Brother Clan, Exotic Family City Crips, Suisidal Town Crips, Crazy Ruthless, Crime Family Gangsta Crips, Lemonwood Chiques 13, Vietnamese Boyz, Luzon Visayan Mobsters, Akrho Boyz Crazy, Asian Insane Boyz, B Down Boyz, Kalaban, Outgoing Boys, Easy Going Pinoys, Samahang Dugong Pinoy, Asian Crips, Oriental Killa Boyz, Tiny Oriental Crips, Paradise Hills Locos 13

The Satanas Gang (aka Ese Te Ese or STS) is a Filipino American street gang in Southern California, founded in 1972. It is believed to be oldest and original Filipino American street gang in Los Angeles.[1]

History

In 1972, a car club group started in the Los Angeles area by some Filipino Americans[2] who had formed a cultural bond where they were a minority. At first the club was exclusively for Filipinos. Other Filipinos came to socialize with this club. They soon branched out to other Southern California cities including San Diego, La Puente, Cerritos, Oxnard[3] Long Beach, Eagle Rock, Norwalk, San Fernando, West Covina, Chino, Chino Hills, Santa Ana, San Gabriel, El Monte, Delano, Palmdale, Antelope Valley, Vallejo, and San Jose and have reached other states and the Philippines.

Some other Filipino gangs such as the Demonios and Diablos (not the Mexican gang of the same name) claim their roots to Satanas, having originated amongst second generation STS members and younger siblings of individuals who were members of STS; and the founders of many other Filipino American gangs were originally members of Satanas.[4][5][6]

Since there were cultural similarities between the Filipinos and Mexicans and being fluent in Spanish, many of Ese Te Ese's older members and leaders allied with Chicano gangs in its early years within their surrounding neighbors. Accounts of Los Angeles gang history often placed both Filipinos and Mexicans side by side with each other during various street wars.

Notable crimes

Francisco Gamez and Luis Silva

In December 1982, eight members of the Satanas gang were found guilty in a trial for the killing of Francisco Gamez and Luis Silva who were not gang members but were mistaken as ones. Gamez and Silva chased two cars each carrying four members of Satanas. Gunshots had been fired from the two cars just behind the Gamez home. Gamez and Silva gave chase for at least two miles. At the end of the chase, Gamez was shot in the head and Silva was shot in the back, shoulder and head as he tried to escape.[7]

Manuel Rodriguez

In November 1989 Manuel Rodriguez, a member of the Lemonwood Chiques gang, was shot and killed by Arnell Salagubang, a member of the Satanas gang. Salagubang and Manuel Rodriguez had been arguing in front of Channel Islands High School. Salagubang pulled out a small caliber handgun and shot Rodriguez in the head. Salagubang fled the scene, but a witness was able to get his license plate number. The witness turned the information over to the police who arrested Salagubang the next day.[8]

Shooting at Cypress Club Leaves 1 Dead, 4 Injured

Gunfire erupts with 200 people inside. Police seek three suspects, call incident gang-related. Cerritos satanas gang members

March 14, 2004 | Claire Luna | Times Staff Writer

One woman was killed and four people were wounded at a Cypress club early Saturday morning in a shooting that police said was gang-related.

Cypress police did not release the names of the victims, all in their 20s. They were seeking three suspects.

The woman who was killed was taken to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center after being shot in the torso at the Fifth Wave Cafe, a restaurant and club frequented by many young Korean Americans.

About 200 people were at the Fifth Wave when the shooting occurred about 1:30 a.m. inside the cafe. Patrons ran outside when the firing began, said Police Sgt. James Olson. The killers fled west in a car and were believed to be members of Los Angeles County gangs, police said.

A second victim was in critical condition at UCI Medical Center in Orange with a stomach wound, and a third was in stable condition at the Long Beach hospital with arm and shoulder injuries.

Two others were taken to Western Medical Center-Santa Ana with gunshot wounds and were released Saturday.

Some of the victims are also believed to be gang members, Olson said.

Fifth Wave is in a windowless, two-story, white concrete building in a strip mall near the border of Orange and Los Angeles counties and Hawaiian Gardens.

Hang Le, who manages a liquor store next to Fifth Wave, said the club opened four years ago and was frequently crowded. Despite an occasional parking-lot fistfight, Fifth Wave patrons were usually friendly, Le said.

"I'm not worried about this happening again," she said. "People there always come to the store to buy cigarettes and they are so nice. I can't believe something like this would happen there."

References

  1. ↑ Pyong Gap Min (2001). The second generation : ethnic identity among Asian Americans. Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, 2001. ISBN 9780759101760.
  2. ↑ Alsaybar, Bangele Deguzman (2007). Youth Groups and Youth Savers: Gangs, Crews.. ProQuest LLX. ISBN 9780549485322.
  3. ↑ "Community Ready to Confront Gangs". Los Angeles Times. August 29, 1993. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Colonia Chiques Gang". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ↑ "LA Sheriff Dept meets Community regarding Asian Gangs". Forumasian.com.
  6. ↑ "Asian Gangs in Long Beach, California". streetgangs.com.
  7. ↑ Stewart, Robert W. (July 17, 1985). "Philippine Gang Member Convicted in 2 Slayings". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ↑ "Deliberations Begin in Gang Slaying Case". Los Angeles Times. May 16, 1990.

See also

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