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Violent Home Invasion Case Illustrates Threat Posed by Gangs https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2016/april/violent-home-invasion/violent-home-invasion?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=email&utm_source=fbi-top-stories&utm_content=537558 "Violent gangs pose a significant threat to communities throughout the United States. You don’t have to live in South Central Los Angeles or Chicago’s inner city to feel the impact of gang violence, as a recent case from Washington state illustrates." "Around 9:30 p.m., a 66-year-old Lakewood man answered a knock at his door and was confronted by the three youths, who forced their way into the home. The gang members had picked the wrong house, but that didn’t matter to them. What happened next was 20 minutes of terror for an innocent couple" "...they kicked down the locked bedroom door where the couple had barricaded themselves behind their bed. Confronted again by the attackers, the man fired two shots, hitting 19-year-old Taijon Vorhees both times. At that point, all three robbers fled and drove away"