GTO

GTO or Goons Taking Over is a street gang operating on Birmingham's east side. The gang is believed to have several hundred members, and the are suspected of involvement in numerous crimes, including drug sales, car break-ins and robberies.

In 2014 the rap group Black District, which is said to be made up of members of GTO, filmed a video on Oakwood Street. The rap memorialized Devante "Red Man" Hinds, who had tried to run over Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputies who were breaking up a heroin deal and was shot and killed. The song threatened police officers. One rapper featured in the video was Mose Leonard, who had been charged with five car break-ins in Fultondale. Judge Katrina Ross sentenced him to a month in prison after seeing the video.

References

• Robinson, Carol (May 17, 2014) "Birmingham gang rap video glorifying cop-killing replaced with tribute to BPD." The Birmingham News
• Robinson, Carol (May 19, 2014) "Video glorifying cop-killing leads to jail time for Birmingham rapper." The Birmingham News

External links

• Black District's video on YouTube.com