Descriptive Essay: Gang Symbols

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The streets rest, empty, devoid of all life. The dead trees of winter lay in a straight line across the side of the road. The white and yellow lines along the roads are almost completely faded. The city is a wreck. The dark red brick buildings sit, abandoned and half broken. Almost all of the windows are shattered and the insides are completely scavenged. Along the sides of most the houses are local gang symbols, showing whose territories were which. These gang symbols are almost all different and represent the many gangs of ‘Chiraq”, otherwise known as the hood of Chicago. Ranging from a bright-red-x to a jagged teeth mouth, all the symbols are intimidating. As for the weather, the light fall of snow has covered up the air. You wouldn’t be …show more content…

There had been a string of murders around the city and they had all been linked to the mysterious symbol engraved into the victims’ chests.

“It seems like every other week there is another dead body” responded Detective Thomas. Detective Thomas was the head detective at the southside police department, and he was chosen to uncover this case. He was determined to solve this case because the same symbol was engraved on his dead wife's chest when she was viciously murdered 1 year before.

“Detective you’ve worked yourself too hard, I order to take the rest of the day off” Chief Dan spoke …show more content…

Enjoy your night...detective.” Said the despondent Ryan. Detective Thomas then got into his car and drove off into the night. Hmm that is suspicious, Detective Ryan joined the force when the first murders started happening Thomas thought, and the bullets came from the police department. Thomas became very suspicious of Detective Ryan but he decided to get a good night's rest first. Thomas got home and went to sleep. At 7:30 Thomas woke up and was getting ready to go to work when he saw an envelope sitting on his desk. He opened it and saw the words I’m watching you signed with the killer’s symbol. After this, he was certain that detective Ryan was the culprit so he went to the police station to interrogate him. Thomas got to the police station and immediately started asking

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