Investigators said the four suspects in Breon Allen's murder were involved with the criminal gang 6 Block. This is the same gang that Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio was involved with before his murder. — Action News Jax has learned an ongoing gang war is tied to the shooting death of a Jacksonville 7-year-old.
Investigators said the four men, Keith Fields, 18, Dannel Larkins, 20, Keith Johnson, 21 and Zharod Sykes, 24 accused of killing Breon Allen were involved with the criminal gang 6 Block.
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When Allen was shot, he was with his older cousin, Lafayette Mango Jr. According to investigators, Mango is a documented gang associate of ATK, a gang with a rivalry against 6 Block.
6 Block is the same gang rapper Julio Foolio was involved with.
Action News Jax told you when Foolio was shot and killed outside a Tampa hotel last year.
5 people were arrested in connection to that murder and are awaiting trial.
Read: New court documents explain how investigators linked five people to rapper Julio Foolio’s murder
Police now say following his death, Mango Jr. and ATK members released a song dissing Foolio and other 6 Block members.
According to arrest warrants, the shooting incident was “motivated with the purpose to benefit, promote, and/or further the interests of the criminal gang.”
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said more arrests related to the murder are likely on the way.
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