Career
Cesar was part of a crew named C.F.K (Crazy Familia Klan) which is now considered a street gang under the Los Angeles Gang Injunction. Although details of the confrontation are in dispute, it ended with Masters shooting both mentor Arce was shot in the back and killed during the dispute.
Masters was prosecuted for misdemeanor weapons charges, but, based on his claim of self-defense, was never charged in Arce"s death.
The death of Arce, who was of Mexican heritage, stirred deep controversy within the Los Angeles community at the time, and he has become somewhat of a martyr among graffiti artist supporters and other social activists.He is also considered an idol in the graffiti community.
