The FBI released the below information:
A New Jersey gang member
wanted in connection with a brutal, premeditated murder has been named to the
FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, and a reward of up to $100,000 is being
offered for information leading to his capture.
Walter Yovany Gomez, in his
early 20s at the time of the 2011 murder in Plainfield, New Jersey, was
attempting to become a full member of MS-13 by carrying out a gang-ordered
killing. It didn’t matter that the target was Gomez’s friend—the man had allegedly
shown disrespect to the gang.
Part of the Plainfield Locos
Salvatrucha (PLS) crew, Gomez was assigned the hit when his bosses heard that
one of their associates had been seen socializing in a bar with a rival 18th
Street Gang member. Ordering a murder for such a sign of disrespect is not
uncommon for MS-13, a transnational gang known for its extreme violence.
“To become a full-fledged
member of MS-13,” said Special Agent Dan Brunner, who is investigating the case
from the FBI’s Newark Division, “you have to kill someone on behalf of your
local clique, or crew. Only then can you get the MS-13 letters tattooed on your
body,” Brunner explained. “Gomez had not earned his letters yet.”
On May 8, 2011, Gomez—known
to his friends as Cholo—invited himself and a co-conspirator to the victim’s
house. Another person was there who was not involved in the plot. The four were
drinking, smoking weed, and watching TV. “They were all friends,” Brunner said.
“The victim had no reason to suspect that he was going to be murdered.”
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