Peggy O'Hare, Houston Chronicle:
A notorious Central American gang tied to a Huffman child's shooting death has waged a war of violence across Houston since last year, culminating in a SWAT standoff that netted several arrests, police said Tuesday.
Five of the 20 arrested so far have been charged in connection with four homicides in the Houston area, including the slaying of 18-month-old Aiden Naquin, who was shot in the head while strapped in an infant car seat April 12.
Houston police would not identify the gang by name because of restrictions imposed by a departmental policy. It is believed to be the violent MS-13 gang, also known as Mara Salvatrucha.
Harris County sheriff's detectives have said they believe Miguel Angel Castro, 21, the man charged in the death of the Naquin child, is a member of MS-13. Houston police acknowledged the homicides they have investigated in recent weeks involved "multiple members of a single gang."
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Almost all of those arrested during the SWAT standoff last week and in the months leading up to it are believed to be illegal immigrants, Smith said. One was confirmed to be from the United States, he said.
Most claim to be from Mexico, while others are believed to be from El Salvador or Guatemala. The U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement will help Houston police determine the men's identities and nationalities.
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