Raymond Washington

Quick Facts

Full Name	Raymond Washington
Occupation	Criminal
Date Of Birth	Aug 14, 1953(1953-08-14)
Age	71
Date Of Death	1979-08-09
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Leo

Raymond Washington Biography

Raymond Washington is one of the most popular and richest Criminal who was born on August 14, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Los Angeles-based gangster who is known as the founder of the street gang, the Crips.

He was the founding member of Crips, of which SchoolboyQ was formerly a part.

Raymond Lee Washington (August 14, 1953 – August 9, 1979) was an American gangster, known as the founder of the Crips gang in Los Angeles, California. Washington formed the Crips as a minor street gang in the late 1960s in Los Angeles’ South Central area, becoming a prominent local crime boss. In 1971, Washington formed an alliance with Stanley “Tookie” Williams, establishing the Crips as the first major African-American street gang in Los Angeles, and served as one of the co-leaders. In 1974, Washington was convicted of robbery and received a five-year prison sentence, during which his leadership and influence in the Crips declined.

In the late 1960s, there was an increase in youth crime in Los Angeles, particularly in and around South Central’s Watts neighborhood. Crime was especially prevalent in the three housing projects located in Watts, known as “the Bricks”: Imperial Courts, Nickerson Gardens, and Jordan Downs, where violent street robberies were common among adolescent criminals. Older African-American street gangs in South Central like the Slausons, the Businessmen, and the Gladiators, had been ended by activist groups such as the Black Panther Party and the US Organization. The absence of the old gangs saw numerous new youth gangs begin to form in their place, including the Sportsmans Park, New House Boys, Acey Duecy, and Chain Gang, on West Side.

He had four brothers.

Raymond Washington Net Worth

Raymond Washington is one of the richest Criminal from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Raymond Washington 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Multiple expulsions led to him changing schools multiple times.

He was against guns and knives. He prefers hand-to-hand combat as a way to settle disputes.

Raymond Lee Washington was born in Los Angeles, California, on August 14, 1953, the youngest of four sons to Violet Samuel and Reginald Washington. His parents separated when he was two years old, and he was raised by his mother and stepfather. He grew up on East 76th Street, between Wadsworth Avenue and Central Avenues in Los Angeles’ South Central. Washington had a half-brother, Derard S. Barton, from his mother’s second marriage.

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Who is Raymond Washington Dating?

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In 1976, Washington paroled from prison and returned to Los Angeles. Reportedly, Washington was shocked to discover that the violent war between the Crips, Bloods, and Hispanic gangs had escalated to the point that fighting using firearms, as opposed to fist fighting, was now normal. Over the next few months, Washington became disillusioned with the Crips as the gang committed more violent and senseless crimes, with new recruits seeking to build their reputations. Since Washington’s imprisonment, the organization had totally broken down into loosely-affiliated decentralized sets that often fought each other, as the Crips’ original leadership had disappeared. Tookie Williams, the last remaining original Crips leader, served as the de facto leader during Washington’s imprisonment. Williams had been injured in a drive-by shooting in 1976, and developed a growing addiction to PCP that caused his authority to wane until he was arrested for four counts of homicide shortly before Washington was murdered. According to law enforcement, former gang members and close friends, Washington had decided that the Crips needed to be brought back under one umbrella organization to stop infighting, and then to work towards a truce with the Bloods. Upon realizing he no longer held influence in the gang, Washington started to distance himself from the Crips.

Facts & Trivia

Raymond Ranked on the list of most popular Criminal. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Raymond Washington celebrates birthday on August 14 of every year.

At around 10:00 p.m. on August 9, 1979, twenty-five-year-old Washington was murdered in a drive-by shooting on the corner of E 64th Street and S San Pedro Street in South Central Los Angeles, and was rushed to Morningside Hospital where he died while undergoing emergency surgery. No suspects have been arrested, and Washington’s murder remains unsolved. It was reported that Washington was hanging out on the corner when a car pulled up and the unidentified occupants called him over to the car. Washington’s associates, as well as the police, were aware he would never walk up to cars of people that he did not know, and most likely knew the occupants of the vehicle as he told an acquaintance that he knew them. Washington engaged in a brief conversation with them before the occupant in the passenger seat drew a sawed-off shotgun and shot him in the abdomen.

Why did Raymond Washington start the Crips?

Raymond Washington
Date apprehended| 1974
Imprisoned at| Deuel Vocational Institution

Who is the founder of Crips?

Founders

Was Raymond Washington a good fighter?

Washington was known as a great street fighter. “Raymond could really toss ’em,” said Los Angeles Police Department Detective Wayne Caffey, referring to Washington’s fist skills as a street fighter.

What is Raymond Washington known for?

Of course, the thing that Raymond, WA is best-known for are its steel sculptures around the city. They are part of the Wildlife Heritage Sculpture Corridor which you can find along the highway, which will draw your eye in before you even stop in Raymond!

Who is the OG of Crips?

Stanley Tookie Williams III
Website| tookie.com (archived)