Gustavo Perez Arriaga, a 32-year-old illegal immigrant accused of murdering California police officer Ronil Singh, 33, has been identified as a member of Mexican-American street gang Sureños - a group with long history of violent crime across the US
The illegal immigrant accused of murdering a California police officer has been identified as a member Sureños, a Mexican-American street gang with an extensive history of violent crimes committed across the US.
Gustavo Perez Arriaga, 32, was arrested on Friday following an extensive manhunt in Bakersfield, California.
He has been charged with the murder of 33-year-old Newman Cpl Ronil Singh, who was shot dead after he pulled Arriaga over on suspicion of drunk driving on Wednesday.
Police say he had seven accomplices, who could all have ties to the feared criminal street gang.
Authorities have now confirmed that the Mexican national is affiliated with the Sureños gang, whose members have been linked to an array of illegal activity including murder, extortion, narcotics trafficking, prostitution, human smuggling and robbery.
Arriaga allegedly has the word '$ur3no$' tattooed on his right arm.
Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) targeted the Sureños gang, which is affiliated with the prison gang Mexican Mafia, during a nationwide crackdown in 2014 that resulted in hundreds of arrests.
The crackdown was titled 'Project Southbound' as Sureños means 'southerners' in Spanish.
The gang, which was estimated at 30,000-strong and growing in 2014, takes orders from the Mexican Mafia prison gang, according to ICE officials.
A federal indictment released in April detailed the involvement of 10 alleged Sureños gang members in the murders of seven people dating back to 2006 as well as a number of non-fatal shootings.
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Arriaga (pictured left in his mug shot and right in a Facebook photo) was arrested Friday and charged with murder following a two-day manhunt in Bakersfield. Authorities say he shot dead Newman Cpl Singh when the officer pulled him over Wednesday on suspicion of drunk driving
This photo compilation on social media shows a closer look at the Sureños tattoo Arriaga has on his right arm
Arriaga was caught as he was trying to flee the country after a two-day manhunt led by multiple local law enforcement agencies.
Singh's sudden and tragic murder has reignited a fierce debate over California's sanctuary law as Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson, who led the investigation, blamed it for preventing local authorities from reporting Arriaga to immigration officials in the past.
Arriaga had two previous drunken driving arrests, but was never reported to ICE because the law limits cooperation between local authorities and US immigration officials.
The law includes more than 800 exceptions for violent crimes and felonies and bars police from asking people about their citizenship status.
Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson, who led the investigation into Singh's death, identified Arriaga on Friday afternoon at a press conference, saying the suspect illegally entered the US via Arizona several years ago and had two previous DUI arrests. He said if California's sanctuary laws didn't exist, Singh's murder would have never happened
'We can't ignore the fact that this could have been preventable,' Christianson said during a press conference on Friday after Arriaga's arrest
During a press conference on Friday, Officer Ronil Singh's brother Reggie Singh wept as he thanked local law enforcement for capturing the suspect, Gustavo Perez Arriaga
'We can't ignore the fact that this could have been preventable,' Christianson said during a press conference on Friday after Arriaga's arrest.
He also asked why the state was 'providing sanctuary for criminals (and) gang members. It's a conversation we need to have.'
'This is a criminal illegal alien with prior criminal activity that should have been reported to ICE. Law enforcement was prohibited because of sanctuary laws and that led to the encounter with officer Singh,' Christianson said.
'I'm suggesting that the outcome could have been different if law enforcement wasn't restricted, prohibited or had their hand ties due to political interference,' he added.
The devastating shooting has intensified the political fight over immigration.
President Donald Trump took to Twitter after the tragic murder to rally once again for a wall to be built at the US-Mexico border.
'There is right now a full scale manhunt going on in California for an illegal immigrant accused of shooting and killing a police officer during a traffic stop. Time to get tough on Border Security. Build the Wall!' he tweeted.
Trump saw the government descend into a partial shutdown just before Christmas after refusing to sign off on a financial budget that didn't allocate a whopping $5billion to building the border wall.
Ronil Singh, 33, of Newman Police Department was killed just past 1am on Wednesday December 26 after he pulled over suspect Arriaga's car on suspicion that he was drunk driving. When he approached the car he was shot multiple times and killed
Arriaga, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was arrested Friday morning in Bakersfield, California suspected of killing Singh just after Christmas. He is pictured above being taken in
Christianson said that Arriaga had entered the US by crossing the border in Arizona several years ago and held a variety of farm larborer jobs.
He was affiliated with the Mexican-American street gang Sureños and had two previous DUI arrests.
He also had multiple Facebook pages under different aliases.
California Governor Jerry Brown has said the law strikes a balance between protecting families and ensuring consequences for serious criminals. His spokesman said Friday that if the suspect was a known gang member, police could have informed federal authorities.
'California law fully permits the sharing of information on dangerous gang members,' spokesman Evan Westrup said.
Former state Senator Kevin de Leon, the Democrat who wrote the legislation, said it's 'highly irresponsible' to blame the law for the officer's death.
'The type of tone and attitude that Sheriff Christianson has taken instills fear and panic in all immigrant communities' that could make people afraid to report crimes, de Leon told KNX-AM radio in Los Angeles.
Cops also arrested Arriaga's brother Adrian Virgen, 25, (left) and co-worker Erik Razo Quiroz, 32, (right) on Thursday for allegedly trying to divert police from capturing Arriaga
On Friday evening Arriaga's girlfriend Ana Leyde Cervantes, 30, (left) and his brother Conrado Virgen Mendoza, 34, (right) were also arrested for helping him evade arrest
Arriaga, a Mexican national, is pictured above in a Facebook photo
Seven other people have also been arrested for helping Arriaga evade police capture.
They include Perez Arriaga's brothers, 25-year-old Adrian Virgen and 34-year-old Conrado Virgen Mendoza; his girlfriend, 30-year-old Ana Leyde Cervantes; and a co-worker, 27-year-old Erik Razo Quiroz, authorities said. Three people were arrested at the home near Bakersfield.
All are accused of helping Perez Arriaga, who's expected to be arraigned on charges Wednesday, authorities said.
Singh was also an immigrant, who came legally from his native Fiji to fulfill his dream of becoming an officer, authorities said.
He lived in Modesto, Northern California with his wife Anamika and their five-month old son. He had been with the Newman police force for seven years, joining it in 2011.
The townspeople honored the memory of the seven-year police veteran. He was from Fiji and joined the Newman Police force in 2011
Hundreds gathered to share memories of Cpl. Singh and light candles
Newman Police Chief Randy Richardson called him a patriot.
'This is a man that loved his country. This is a man that worked hard for what he believed in. He believed in this community,' the chief said at a community vigil Friday night honoring Singh.
Hundreds of residents, friends, relatives and fellow officers attended the candlelight memorial, where many cried and some spoke emotionally about the officer.
'Ronil loved his job,' said Reggie Singh, holding his brother's 5-month-old son.
Singh's wife, son, and K-9 partner led the vigil that saw the community gather at the Newman Downtown Plaza and place white and blue flowers and ribbons around the police station.
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