Five Point Generalz
The Five Point Generalz, often shortened to 5PGz or 5PG, are a street gang based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. History The Five Point Generalz gang originates from two high-rise buildings known as "The Twin Towers" in the area of Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue West. The gang was created in the late 1990s by five original members nicknamed "the five generals", from which the gang's name is based. The original five members then grew their gang by recruiting other local gangsters in Toronto's west end Mount Dennis neighborhood, as well as other locations along the south side of Weston Road and Jane Street. The Five Point Generalz first gained nationwide attention after members of the gang were involved in the 2005 Boxing Day shooting, which caused the death of 15-year-old bystander Jane Creba and wounding of six others. The story influenced the then-underway 2006 federal election campaign on the issues of gun crime and street violence. 2005 was dubbed the "Year of the Gun" due to the spike in shootings in the city, including many allegedly perpetrated by members of the Five Point Generalz. The event was used to support a call for the banning of handguns in Canada. The