4 gang members found guilty in case stemming from baby's death

Racketeering charges were brought against the Columbia Lil Cycos, who extorted vendors in MacArthur Park. An infant was killed in 2007 by gunfire targeting a defiant vendor.In 2005, leaders of a gang that sold crack and other drugs near MacArthur Park decided to add a new business venture: extorting the vendors who crowd the streets each evening, selling clothes, pirated DVDs and electronics to supplement a hardscrabble existence. full story