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| Founded | the late 1960s |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Walter Wheat and Freddy Gauge |
| Founding location | West Garfield Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Territory | Chicago,MemphisFayetteville, North Carolina,Charlotte, North Carolina, Detroit andAtlanta |
| Ethnicity | African American |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, robbery, street-level drug distribution, assault, auto theft, firearms violations, fraud, murder, prostitution rings, money laundering, andracketeering. |
| Allies | People Nation,Black P. Stones,Latin Kings,Vice Lords |
| Rivals | Folk Nation,Gangster Disciples |
TheFour Corner Hustlers (4CH) is an African American street gang founded in theWest Garfield Park neighborhood on theWest Side ofChicago 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.
They were not in an alliance until the Vice Lords and the Four Corner Hustlers became allies, which later formed the group now known asPeople Nation. The gang has a reputation to be the most violent and fearedstreet gang on the West Side of Chicago.
The gang colors are black and red; black and gold; and black, red and gold, serving underVice Lords.