![]() ![]() The Joe Boys could not find a parking place nearby, and, as they approached the projects on foot, they were spotted by their enemies. By this time, Joe Fong himself had been in prison for several years and though he was no longer on the street to exercise direct control of the gang, his followers continued to be referred to as “Joe Boys.” On July 4, figuring to get their share of the accumulated loot, a group of Joe Boys headed for the Ping Yeun Projects with a view to robbing the Ping Boys of the proceeds from the sales. In 1977, the Ping Boys, residents of the Ping Yuen projects on Pacific Avenue, ran the operation under the auspices of the Wah Ching, for 10% of the take. As the Fourth of July approached each year, young people would stream into the district from all over the Bay Area to score firecrackers and other forbidden pyrotechnics. ![]() ![]() Traditionally, the sale of illegal fireworks was a major source of gang revenue in Chinatown. The Golden Dragon restaurant on Washington Street was the scene of an attack in 1977 that killed five and wounded eleven people. ![]()
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