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Did Internal Gang War Lead To Child Killing?
posted (November 14, 2016)
And while police are calling on the public to help, the fact is that whenever the murder is gang related, witnesses are reluctant to cooperate for fear of retaliation.

Street information suggests that there is an internal war, which has been flaring up within Pink's Alley - and that's what led to Friday's double murder. Today police would not comment on this - even when the media pressed them for answers:...

Jules Vasquez, 7News
"Are you able to speak at all on the gang dimension?"

ACP Dezerie Phillips, OC, Eastern Division North
"Sadly not at this time, simply because we have not been able to establish a motive and until you establish a motive then you know exactly where it's coming from or where it came from."

Reporter
"Can you confirm that there is, at this time, a fight in the Majestic Alley gang and also Porshan Pipersburg, we all know that he is an affiliate of the Majestic Alley gang? Can you also confirm that perhaps maybe his life was also targeted in that internal fighting?"

ACP Dezerie Phillips, OC, Eastern Division North "I cannot confirm and I cannot deny that there is internal fighting at that gang."

And, while police wouldn't give us a straight answer to that question, they could not dispute that the killers were after Porshan Pipersburg. So, what would cause gunmen to senselessly disregard 7 year-old Tyler's life to go after Pipersburg? Police will have to investigate that, but when the topic came up about Pipersburg's character, this is what Shakera Young had to say:

Shakera Young - Mother of Tyler Savery
"And as for his cousin Porshan, Porshan you were a darling and those that know you know that you were a very bright young man. Porshan, you had troubles but it's because of what the street caused. Porshan grew up in a very loving home because his mother, grandmother, aunt and everybody we know how to love as we are a family of love. Nobody is perfect."

Police report that they have held a white car consistent with the one used in the murder.

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