Law enforcement increases patrols in response to rise in Sacramento area gang violence

Jessica Mensch reports

JEOPARDIZING AGAIN.

THE CITYDIDN'T WANT TO GET THE WORDOUT TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO THEYCAN STAY SAFE AND PROTECTWELL, IT'S LININGSACRAMENTO'S STREETS ONLYBEGIN TO PAINT A PICTURE OFTHE DRAMATIC RISE IN SHOOTINGSACROSS THE COUNTY MANY OF THESHOOTINGS ARE RELATED TO ASOME TYPE AGAIN.GANG ON WAR THAT'S GOING ONWITHIN OUR REGION HERESERGEANT TEST SATURDAY WITHTHE SACRAMENTO COUNTYSHERIFF'S OFFICE EXPLAINS HERDEPARTMENT HAS RESPONDED TO 43SHOOTINGS OVER THE LAST MONTH2 WERE HOMICIDES WITH POLICEINVESTIGATING ROUGHLY 17SHOOTINGS WITH AT LEAST 30VICTIMS 9 TURNING DEADLY.180% INCREASE IN SHOOTINGSCOMPARED TO THE SAME TIMEFRAME LAST YEAR ROUNDS DON'TCARE WHERE THEY'RE GOING RIGHTTHERE FIRED AND THEY GO INTHAT DIRECTION UNTIL SOMETHINGSTOPS AND SO IS IT A THREAT TOTHE COMMUNITY YESES AFFECTSTHE COMMUNITY INVESTIGATORSARE STEPPING UP PATROLS ANDWORKING TO GET TO THE BOTTOMOF WHO'S RESPONSIBLE ONNONPROFIT COMMUNITY GROUPS TOWHAT THEY CAN TO PREVENT MOREVIOLENCE.I THINK THERE'S A FEELINGOF HELPLESSNESS WE WAIT TO SEETHE RIGHT THING HAPPENED.

ANDWHEN THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

ITJUST FEELS LIKE.

I HAVE TOTAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWNHANDS AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RESAYING.JULIUS TIP IT OVER THEFENCE KEY SACRAMENTO WORKS TOBUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITHAT-RISK YOUTH AND HELP GANGMEMBERS TURN THEIR LIVESAROUND TO RESOURCES INMEDIATION EFFORTS.

THEORGANIZATION SAYS THEY'RESTEPPING UP NOW.

HE SEES THERECENT RISE IN VIOLENCE AS ADIRECT RESULT OF THE UNREST INOUR WORLD TODAY TO THECORONAVIRUS AND POLICESHOOTINGS.WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TOMAKE A HISTORICAL IMPACT ONTHE WORLD THIS IS A MOMENTTHAT WE NEED TO SEE AND WE'RENOT GOING TO SEIZE IT.

BUTDOING IT EACH OTHER.AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICEALSO ACKNOWLEDGES SAYING WECANNOT IGNORE THAT THIS UPTICKIN VIOLENCE HAPPENED RIGHTAROUND THE SAME TIME ITS STAYAT SAYING THAT ALL THATPENT-UP ANGER OF PEOPLE BEINGAT HOME MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLEIN THIS UPTICK THE SAMEREPORTING LIVE IN SACRAMENTOI'M JESSICA MENSCH FOX 4 NEWS.