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- ↑ "Brothers Charged in New Orleans Mother's Day Shooting". BET.
- ↑ "2 brothers held in New Orleans parade shooting". Los Angeles Times. May 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Mother's Day shooting suspects have ties to 7th Ward gang, police say". NOLA.com. 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "9 indicted on federal charges in gang-related shooting on Mother's Day in New Orleans". gulflive. March 11, 2014.
- ↑ "FnD Gang Leader Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Narcotics Charges". www.justice.gov. October 13, 2015.
- ↑ "FnD Gang Members Sentenced for Racketeering, Narcotics, and Violent Crimes, including the Mother's Day Shooting". www.justice.gov. March 29, 2016.