Summary
EDITOR'S NOTE: On Dec. 28, 2004, five gunshots pierced the front door of high-ranking Mexican Mafia member Brian Harris, seriously wounding him. But unlike most gang shootings, this time the victim talked, helping to put others behind bars. In interviews and letters over a six-month period, Harris talked about his rise from a street tough in Santa Fe Springs to "key-holder" for the Mexican Mafia, his falling out with the gang and his conversion to reluctant informant.
Brian Harris couldn't move. He tried to stand up and collapsed. His left leg had a life of its own, shaking involuntarily.See the full content of this document
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Ex-Mexican Mafia Veteran Turns On His Homeboys
"I been shot!" he screamed to his girlfriend Yvonne, but she was more worried about the drugs in her pocket. Explaining them would be tough when the cops showed up.
Years later, with a blend of bewilderment and forgiveness, Harris would recall Yvonne's last words as she ran out the back door, ignoring his pleas for her to stay and help him as he lay bleeding inside his home in the unincorporated Los Nietos area of Whittier."I can't," Yvonne yelled back. "I'm on probation."It was dark out, rainy and cold as Harris waited, alone, for the ambulance to arrive. He looked down at his hip. The bullet had shattered his pelvis. Blood was quickly spreading inside his jeans; the drug money in his pocket was soaked.The 41-year-old, lifelong gang member was sure the guy who pulled the trigger was a local homeboy from Los Nietos. But how dare a young punk shoot a "veterano" with known ties to the Mexican Mafia?Brian Harris was no mere rank-and-file gan...See the full content of this document
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