The Four Corner Hustlers (4CH) is an African American street gang founded in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago in the 1960s by Walter Wheat and Freddy Gauge.[1] The Four Corner Hustlers at first were a single gang that would wear the colors black and brown.

Four Corner Hustlers
Foundedthe late 1960s
Founded byWalter Wheat and Freddy Gauge
Founding locationWest Garfield Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Years active1960s–present
TerritoryChicago, Memphis Fayetteville, North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, Detroit and Atlanta
EthnicityAfrican American
Criminal activitiesDrug trafficking, robbery, street-level drug distribution, assault, auto theft, firearms violations, fraud, murder, prostitution rings, money laundering, and racketeering.
AlliesPeople Nation, Black P. Stones, Latin Kings, Vice Lords
RivalsFolk Nation, Gangster Disciples

They were not in an alliance until the Vice Lords and the Four Corner Hustlers became allies, which later formed the group now known as People Nation. The gang has a reputation to be the most violent and feared street gang on the West Side of Chicago.

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The gang colors are black and red and black and gold, serving under Vice Lords. They associate themselves with a black diamond with "points" at each corner.

References

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  1. ^ "Fatal Violence: Case Studies and Analysis of Emerging Forms" - Page 24 Ronald M. Holmes, Stephen T. Holmes
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