Believe it or not, they are Muslims:
“I wouldn’t say they’re an active, organized gang, but they’re a group of kids that hang out together, and have been involved in other incidents. There were a couple fights, a couple robberies. Some things as minor as drinking in public. Officers have dealt with them before,” said Detective Rick Moriarty, the lead investigator on the case."
What we used to call rambunctious youth -- except for the check scam.