SANTA CRUZ POLICE ARE BEEFING UP GANG SUPPRESSION FOLLOWING A RASH OF GUN VIOLENCE DOWNTOWN.
THE LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST TUESDAY WHEN A MAN WAS SHOT ON PACIFIC AVENUE… HIS INJURIES WERE NOT LIFE THREATENING. Earlier this month… A SIMILAR INCIDENT ON CHESTNUT STREET.
THEN LAST MONTH… TWO MORE SHOOTINGS IN THE DOWNTOWN, ONE AT METRO STATION. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE SHOOTINGS ARE GANG RELATED AND HAVE ARRESTED ONE SUSPECT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTINGS.
