Five suspected gang members were taken into police custody after a gang battle in Sioux City

Five suspected gang members were taken into police custody after a gang battle in Sioux City Wednesday night.
Rescue crews were called to the 400 block of Cook St. just before 7 pm for a report of someone injured in the fight. Sioux City police say a male juvenile suffering from a serious head injury was taken to a local hospital. His condition has not yet been released. Police believe he was assaulted by several people with crowbars and baseball bats. Most of the five people that were arrested in connection to the incident are adults.Arrested were Justin Lynam, 19, of Sioux City, Jose Rodriguiz, 23, and Ashley Lyons, 21, both of South Sioux City. Also arrested were two 16-year-olds, Eddie Sandoval of Sioux City and Rodrigo Rodriguez of South Sioux City. Police say several other suspects were also identified and will be arrested in the future.

Gangland battle and stabbing at the Southern Hills Mall.

Gangland battle at the Southern Hills Mall. At least a dozen people were involved in the possibly gang-related incident. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been stabbed on his torso and to the face. Police say these kind of incidents can happen anywhere.
"You just have to be more aware of your surroundings, not assume that wherever you're at one place or another. If you see people that look like they're squaring off or starting to yell or hollar, or stuff like that. Get ahold of police, or get ahold of mall security, get ahold of authorities wherever they may be," says Sgt. Dave Bishop, Sioux City Police Department.22-year-old Jeremy Saul of Sioux City was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police did arrest a male juvenile and charged him with disorderly conduct but he is not a suspect in the stabbing.