▁to ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁associ ating ▁with ▁Jonathan ▁( J on ), ▁Jar rod , ▁and ▁James ▁( J am ie ) ▁Ba con , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Dennis ▁Kar b ovan ec . ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁" B acon ▁Brothers ," ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁target ed ▁by ▁other ▁gang s ▁and ▁criminal ▁organizations . ▁E ld est ▁brother ▁Jonathan ▁Ba con ▁surv ived ▁an ▁attempt ▁on ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁his ▁parents ' ▁home . ▁There ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁numerous ▁attempts ▁on ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁young est ▁brother ▁James . ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁gang ▁is ▁believed ▁by ▁police ▁and ▁media ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁group ▁responsible ▁for ▁these ▁attacks . ▁The ▁Ba cons ▁are ▁linked ▁up ▁with ▁Michael ▁Le ' s ▁Red ▁Sc orp ion ▁gang ▁from ▁the ▁Lower ▁Main land . ▁On ▁Sunday ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Jonathan ▁Ba con ▁was ▁shot ▁dead ▁in ▁Kel own a . ▁Three ▁off enders ▁are ▁currently ▁serving ▁length y ▁sentences ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁this ▁murder . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁ ▁Hier archy ▁ ▁After ▁expand ing ▁to ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Canada , ▁the ▁criminal ▁organization ▁became ▁more ▁struct ured . ▁It ▁adopted ▁a ▁hierarchy ▁system ▁using ▁military ▁ranks . ▁Each ▁province ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁is ▁attributed ▁a ▁Commander ▁who ▁cho oses ▁different ▁Gener als ▁for ▁each ▁city . ▁This ▁method ▁of ▁work ▁enabled ▁the ▁high - rank ed ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁to ▁stay ▁more ▁dis cre et ▁and ▁safe ▁from ▁police ▁arr ests ▁as