He became an Ms. 13 member when he was 13 years old living in Falls Church, Virginia. That's the level at which these gangs have penetrated our society. And by the way, The only way you become a member of MS-13 is you have to murder someone. So at age 13, he murdered someone to become a member of this gang. When I asked him why he did it, he said all of his friends were doing … (31:54–31:58)
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Asserts that initiation into MS-13 requires committing murder.
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