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05-02) 04:00 PST San Francisco -- In the latest in a string of killings in the Bayview district, the 19- year-old half-brother of a jailed Big Block gang leader was killed yesterday during a shootout in rival gang territory, police said.
The 1:30 a.m. slaying of Alvin McEldry marks the sixth death since November in the escalating violence between Big Block and Westmob, two San Francisco gangs police say feud over everything from rap music lyrics to drugs.
Last week, five Big Block members were wounded in two shootings, prompting police to revive a specialized team to counter gang violence.
In yesterday's shooting, McEldry -- whose half-brother Montrell Vines is a Big Block member jailed in a case that police say sparked the violence of recent months -- was found sprawled on the sidewalk at 150 Middlepoint Road by officers responding to a report of gunshots.
Ricky "Hitman" Heard, 23, a Westmob associate, was later dropped off at San Francisco General Hospital with leg wounds from the same incident, police said.
He has not been charged with a crime in yesterday's shooting.
A weapon was recovered during the investigation, and police are testing to determine whether that gun caused either man's injuries.
''We don't know yet. We are not tagging him (Heard) with Alvin's death," Capt. Roy Sullivan said. "They are treating Heard as a victim for the purpose of the investigation."
McEldry was affiliated with the Big Block gang and was in territory claimed by rival Westmob at the time of the shooting. Heard is associated with Westmob and uses the moniker "Hitman" for rap music recordings.
"As usual, no one is talking," Sullivan said. "All you can do is put two and two together. We don't know if it is to even the score for recent shootings."
Inspector Kevin Whitfield of the San Francisco Police Department's gang task force said McEldry's coming to rival turf was all but suicidal.
"You are seriously asking for trouble when you go into rival territory," he said. "I don't see any other reason why he'd be there. He was asking for trouble."
"He's young -- we haven't had much contact with him," Whitfield said.
There seems to be no end to the bloodshed, he said.
"It's stupid, it's senseless, it's crazy," he said. "Some of these guys were babies, they were 8, 9 or 10 years old when some of this started, and now they are carrying it out to the end -- they wind up in jail or dead."
Joe O'Sullivan, attorney for Big Block Records and Vines, also lamented the violence that ended the life of his client's half-brother.
"This stuff is getting to be too much right now," O'Sullivan said. "Another person they associate with Big Block is either shot or dead."
He said McEldry had attended Vines' trial in support of his half-brother. Vines was convicted of the attempted murder of Nieisha Jones. He is awaiting sentencing.
A wave of suspected witness retaliation violence began after the trial, police said. Among the slaying victims was Amir Anderson, Jones' stepfather. Jones, who had testified against Vines, survived another shooting in March.
Last week, five members of Big Block were wounded in two shootings, including the reputed head of the gang, Douglas "Bobbie" Stepney, who was shot three times as he left the home of a family member Thursday.
Police have formed a new team to better coordinate the law enforcement response to gang homicides.
The team fills the void created with the disbanding of the controversial CRUSH unit in 1997. The group, Crime Response Unit to Stop Homicide, was faulted for allegedly running roughshod over human rights. Police leaders are assuring the community the new team will be tightly monitored under the command of Deputy Police Chief Mindy Pengel.
Capt. Sullivan said police hoped the added resources would end the cycle of violence. "Big Block has been taking it," he said. "Whether this was retaliation, dope, music or whatever, we don't know."
''I don't know if anyone knows what this is about -- even the people involved in this. I think everyone is looking for an answer," said Chief Fred Lau. "If anyone has any answers, let us know."
*FOR ALL THE HITMAN & RBL FANS HE HAS A 3RD FULL LENGTH ALBUM. TITLED "FRISCO LEGEND". YA'LL CAN PREVIEW SUM OF THE TRACKS AT. www.myspace.com/rblposseshitman
WE MISS U.
HUNTER'S POINT STAND THE FUCK UP.
1 LUV
05-02) 04:00 PST San Francisco -- In the latest in a string of killings in the Bayview district, the 19- year-old half-brother of a jailed Big Block gang leader was killed yesterday during a shootout in rival gang territory, police said.
The 1:30 a.m. slaying of Alvin McEldry marks the sixth death since November in the escalating violence between Big Block and Westmob, two San Francisco gangs police say feud over everything from rap music lyrics to drugs.
Last week, five Big Block members were wounded in two shootings, prompting police to revive a specialized team to counter gang violence.
In yesterday's shooting, McEldry -- whose half-brother Montrell Vines is a Big Block member jailed in a case that police say sparked the violence of recent months -- was found sprawled on the sidewalk at 150 Middlepoint Road by officers responding to a report of gunshots.
Ricky "Hitman" Heard, 23, a Westmob associate, was later dropped off at San Francisco General Hospital with leg wounds from the same incident, police said.
He has not been charged with a crime in yesterday's shooting.
A weapon was recovered during the investigation, and police are testing to determine whether that gun caused either man's injuries.
''We don't know yet. We are not tagging him (Heard) with Alvin's death," Capt. Roy Sullivan said. "They are treating Heard as a victim for the purpose of the investigation."
McEldry was affiliated with the Big Block gang and was in territory claimed by rival Westmob at the time of the shooting. Heard is associated with Westmob and uses the moniker "Hitman" for rap music recordings.
"As usual, no one is talking," Sullivan said. "All you can do is put two and two together. We don't know if it is to even the score for recent shootings."
Inspector Kevin Whitfield of the San Francisco Police Department's gang task force said McEldry's coming to rival turf was all but suicidal.
"You are seriously asking for trouble when you go into rival territory," he said. "I don't see any other reason why he'd be there. He was asking for trouble."
"He's young -- we haven't had much contact with him," Whitfield said.
There seems to be no end to the bloodshed, he said.
"It's stupid, it's senseless, it's crazy," he said. "Some of these guys were babies, they were 8, 9 or 10 years old when some of this started, and now they are carrying it out to the end -- they wind up in jail or dead."
Joe O'Sullivan, attorney for Big Block Records and Vines, also lamented the violence that ended the life of his client's half-brother.
"This stuff is getting to be too much right now," O'Sullivan said. "Another person they associate with Big Block is either shot or dead."
He said McEldry had attended Vines' trial in support of his half-brother. Vines was convicted of the attempted murder of Nieisha Jones. He is awaiting sentencing.
A wave of suspected witness retaliation violence began after the trial, police said. Among the slaying victims was Amir Anderson, Jones' stepfather. Jones, who had testified against Vines, survived another shooting in March.
Last week, five members of Big Block were wounded in two shootings, including the reputed head of the gang, Douglas "Bobbie" Stepney, who was shot three times as he left the home of a family member Thursday.
Police have formed a new team to better coordinate the law enforcement response to gang homicides.
The team fills the void created with the disbanding of the controversial CRUSH unit in 1997. The group, Crime Response Unit to Stop Homicide, was faulted for allegedly running roughshod over human rights. Police leaders are assuring the community the new team will be tightly monitored under the command of Deputy Police Chief Mindy Pengel.
Capt. Sullivan said police hoped the added resources would end the cycle of violence. "Big Block has been taking it," he said. "Whether this was retaliation, dope, music or whatever, we don't know."
''I don't know if anyone knows what this is about -- even the people involved in this. I think everyone is looking for an answer," said Chief Fred Lau. "If anyone has any answers, let us know."
