After the death of a gang member, two Los Angeles gangs have reportedly agreed on a bet made on Instagram and Twitter on which one of them will be the first to kill 100 people in 100 days. The deadly bet appeared to have resulted in at least one death—that of a 4-year-old boy.
The terrifying bet between the two rival gangs has prompted Twitter and Instagram users to make a warning under the hashtag #100Days100Nights.
The bet was allegedly made last week following the death of "KP" of the Rollin 100 gang, according to the Daily Beast.
Gang members are targeting people driving between Western and Normandie Streets in Los Angeles. Online users tagged photos and videos with the hashtag to support the movement.
Last week a shooting occurred on the 2000 block of West 99th Street, killing "KP" and wounding a woman and two boys. Without warning, a gunman suddenly opened fire at the victims inside their car.
The report said police have taken the online posts seriously and have deployed more police officers.
KP's family denounced the bet.
"It's making him look like a bad person. It's not like he started this and got killed behind it. He had no control over what's going on with #100Days100Nights," one family member said.
The family member said KP "was always in his [son's] life, from walking him to school in the morning to walking to pick him up from school."
KP's family has started a GoFundMe page asking people to donate for his burial.
The fund drive said KP's life insurance has not matured so there is no release of payment. The burial costs amount to $11,100. So far, $5,850 has been raised of the $7,000 target amount.
Because of the threat of the bet, a civil rights group will hold a community meeting to ask rival gangs for a ceasefire to prevent any violence.
"With the shootings, I feel like all of that is unnecessary. I can't say for them how they should feel about the situation—whether they should go about their revenge or not—I just feel like they shouldn't go about it that way," said KP's family member.
