Lea Mek | |
|---|---|
 Surveillance camera footage from inside the pool hall moments before the murder | |
| Born | 1974 or 1975 |
| Died | (aged 18) El Monte, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Gang shooting |
| Nationality | Cambodian |
Lea Mek (1974/1975 – December 3, 1993) was a Cambodian refugee living in the United States who was a member of the Asian Boyz street gang. On December 3, 1993, Mek was murdered in a gang shooting by the Wah Ching gang, at a pool hall in El Monte, California. The murder was caught on camera by four surveillance cameras installed within the hall.[1] After his murder, the Asian Boyz declared war on the Wah Ching. As a result, it influenced a number of other gang murders and shootings in the LA area, and created a strong feud between both Asian gangs. Authorities claim the murder inspired a chain reaction of gang violence which led to ten other murders in the LA area.[2]
- ^ Youtube (19 November 2006). "WAH CHING ASIAN BOYZ SHOOTING LONGER VERSION". Youtube. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ^ Kevin D. Lam (September 2015). Youth Gangs, Racism, and Schooling: Vietnamese American Youth in a Postcolonial Context. Springer. ISBN 9781137475596. Retrieved 2017-01-11.