The proper response would have included 20 or 30 well-armed men, carrying an assortment of 12-gauge automatic shotguns, high-powered 308 carbine rifles, a few 50-cal machine guns, 45 cal pistols and baseball bats (for “up close and personal” work) ...
Rip loose on the a$$holes—then go back and finish off whatever is still moving. Problem fixed.
That is how you deal with this sort of street thug. Wipe them out. That sends the right message to the next bunch of similarly-inclined a$$holes.
A “whiff of grapeshot” worked well for Napoleon.