In Vancouver, Canada, a 28-year-old man of Punjab origin, Amarpreet 'Chucky' Samra, who was on the Canadian police's list of most violent gangsters, has been fatally shot by unidentified attackers at a wedding venue.

Indo-Canadian gangster Amarpreet 'Chucky' Samra killed in suspected gang war in Vancouver

Violence continues to grip Ecuador. At least 15 police officers and soldiers were injured as a result of a prison riot. Officials had repeatedly blamed organized crime groups for violence in the country.

Ecuador: Authorities blame gang war for rise in bloodshed and injuries

According to figures released by the United Nations, more than 200 people have been killed in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, in just 10 days. The reason behind all these killings is said to be gang violence.

More than 200 people dead in just 10 days as Haiti's capital descends into a gang war

A rival gang war broke out in a Guatemala prison, leading to the death of at least six inmates, on Thursday. The fight broke out in the Cantel prison, located in the Quetzaltenango area of Guatemala where the two gangs — Mara Salvatrucha gang and the Barrio — got into a deadly fight.

At least six inmates beheaded in Guatemala prison: Officials

He's known as Barbecue, an ex-policeman suspected in the massacre of dozens of men, women and children in the Haitian capital. But he is a hero in his neighbourhood, and followed by crowds of adoring residents who consider him their protector.

Haiti massacre suspect a hero in his neighbourhood

State interior minister says the shootings were probably the result of a dispute between rival groups

Gunmen kill 14 in gang-plagued Mexican state on US border

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