Oscar Antonio Blanco-Hernandez, a 20-year-old resident of Queens, New York, was tragically murdered on February 2, 2018. His death was a result of gang violence, specifically involving the 18th Street gang. Blanco-Hernandez was shot and killed by Yanki Misael Cruz-Mateo, a member of the 18th Street gang, because the gang suspected him of being affiliated with their rival, the MS-13 gang. The murder was part of a broader pattern of violence and intimidation orchestrated by the 18th Street gang to
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