Violent deaths plague family; A 20-year-old is the latest of four cousins in Minneapolis to die in shootings thought to be gang-related.(NEWS)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: July 15, 2002| Author: Chanen, David | Copyright information

Byline: David Chanen; Staff Writer

One by one, young men from the Milon family of Minneapolis migrated to the Bloods gang.

They weren't all hard-core members, police say. But the violent deaths of one brother or cousin after another weren't enough to scare them into quitting.

Jermaine Milon, 20, was the latest to be killed. Stabbed in the liver on a street corner last month, he died July 7 without regaining consciousness.

Since 1994, Je...

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Violent deaths plague family; A 20-year-old is the latest of four cousins in Minneapolis to die in shootings thought to be gang-related.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) ; Byline: David Chanen; Staff Writer One by one, young men from the Milon family of Minneapolis migrated to the Bloods gang. They weren't all hard-core members, police say. But the violent deaths of one brother or cousin after another weren't enough to scare them into quitting. Jermaine Milon, 20,