December 22nd, 2005 8:55 am
especially those swelled with an influx of Katrina evacuees.
=Most of the spike has come since mid-November…
Fifty-one homicides were reported in November and December - a 70 percent increase from the same period last year, Hurtt said.
“You’re bringing people with different cultures, different backgrounds; they have different lifestyles there in New Orleans than we have in Houston,” said Capt. Dale Brown of the homicide division. “The equilibrium was thrown out of whack, with people competing for jobs, competing for turf, or whatever it is.”
Hurtt said that after talking with state and regional officials, he is “pretty certain that (Louisiana) gang members did relocate here to Houston.”

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