The Disturbing History of the So-Called 'Boogaloo Bois'

If you've made it this far without hearing about the so-called "Boogaloo Bois," consider yourself extremely lucky.

And while the loosely organized network of gun-lovers may be erroneously presented by some as a harmless group to which attention should never be paid, social justice groups across the country have dedicated their platforms to calling out factions built on racist ideology (i.e. white nationalism, neo-Nazism, and other far-right tenets) and have made it crystal clear that the history of these "Boogaloo Bois" is quite troubling indeed.

Just this month, 32-year-old Steven Carrillo—an Air Force sergeant with Boogaloo connections who allegedly killed a federal security guard in Oakland during a social justice protest—was charged with first-degree murder of a person assisting an officer or employee of the United States. He was also charged by a federal grand jury with attempted murder.

Below, we've put together a quick rundown of key facts about these "Boogaloo Bois," a group which the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) recently pointed out as being often erroneously self-presented to the public as "straightforward libertarianism."

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