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Wilmas 13(W13)is an almost exclusively Mexican American gang from Wilmington, Los Angeles, California. The gang is made of three sides. East Side Wilmas (ESW), West Side Wilmas (WSW) and the North Side Wilmas (NSW) for each side of Wilmington. [1] All sides of the gang are rivals with each other.
Located on the east side of Wilmington, they were founded near L Street and Hyatt Ave. They have nearly 700 members and have cliques, such as Ghost Town Locos, Hyatt Street Locos, Mahar Locos, Insane Mexican Gang and L Street Maniacs. [1]
West Side Wilmas are located exclusively west of Avalon Blvd. They are known for committing violent assaults with AK47s. [1]
North Side Wilmas are located in the north side of Wilmington, north of Lomita Blvd and have their territory extends into Carson. [1] They are allies with the Realty Street Locos of Carson. [1]
In 1988, Blanco, a member of East Side Wilmas, stopped at the intersection of D Street and Wilmington Blvd, and was gunned down by West Side Wilmas. [1]
The three sides of Wilmas were in an alliance, until 1986 when the 3 sides got engaged in a rivalry after a confutation over a female, it would leave several Latinos dead. They have feuds with major San Pedro gangs Dodge City Crips and Rancho San Pedro gang. However their rivalry would take a backseat when Dodge City and Rancho San Pedro's rivalry got more intense in 1996. [2]
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