The city council of Gilbert, Arizona voted to form a subcommittee to investigate a group of twenty affluent white teens tracked back to their town who have allegedly been traveling to neighboring communities and beating the shit out of other students, the Arizona Republic reports. After Arizona was on the front lines of threats and intimidation of election officials in 2020 when Trump supporters refused to take the loss, the state’s adults wonder why their kids are turning into violent thugs.
According to the Arizona Republic, the so-called “Gilbert Goons” are believed to be responsible for a series of blitz-style attacks at fast-food restaurants, in parks, or at parties in the Valley region going back a year, including an attack in October 2023 that killed 16-year-old Preston Lord. The attackers are believed to come from various high schools in the Valley and have posted videos of their attacks on social media, blurring their faces.