Jairo Guardado News Today

The TJ community is filled with immigrant families already familiar with displacement. Three years ago, a tornado destroyed their school and upended their lives. This photo essay follows three years of disruption and ends with a triumphant homecoming. 

The victim, 19-year-old Jairo Guardado, was known to associate with members of a rival gang but there was no evidence he was a member, said Macie Allen, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.

A 24-year-old man will serve 21 years in prison in connection with the 2018 gang-related murder of a Chesapeake man.

Melvin Edgardo Molina-Ramos, an MS-13 member, was convicted for ordering a man's murder. The victim was spotted by men kayaking on Lake Smith in July 2018.