{"id":598379,"date":"2021-07-20T17:06:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T21:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=598379"},"modified":"2021-07-20T17:06:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T21:06:19","slug":"violent-crime-on-the-rise-in-san-diego-calif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/violent-crime-on-the-rise-in-san-diego-calif\/","title":{"rendered":"Violent crime on the rise in San Diego, Calif."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fviolent-crime-on-the-rise-in-san-diego-calif%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=598379&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2462392\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2462392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaslamp Quarter signage seen in San Diego, California. (Photo by Matt Cowan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:53 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, July 20, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A man has been gunned down outside a bar in San Diego\u2019s Gaslamp Quarter. San Diego Police Department Homicide Unit detectives\u2019 said Monday morning\u2019s fatal shooting erupted from an altercation between two groups.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, an innocent bystander, was 26-year old Jose Jonathan Garcia. Known to family and friends as Johnny, he has been described as a celebrity tattoo artist and painter. Garcia was the creative director for Shroomie Clothing Company and helped transform it when the pandemic hit by using his talents to provide protective masks to the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard four gunshots, everybody started running. I saw a guy fall on the ground,\u201d witness Austin Arroyo explained. \u201cI started running toward him. When I got up there he had a gunshot wound through his neck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fatal incident occurred less than 10 minutes after a drive-by shooting just blocks away. No injuries were reported in the separate incident and two individuals have been taken into custody.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gun violence is a major public health problem, and we must fight to end this violence in our communities. The tragic shooting that occurred in the Gaslamp Quarter earlier this year was senseless and should never have happened. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bgnmmcPSva\">pic.twitter.com\/bgnmmcPSva<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Councilmember Stephen Whitburn (@CMWhitburnD3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMWhitburnD3\/status\/1415468884002439170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The deadly night of shootings comes after the San Diego Police increased the number of officers patrolling the Gaslamp Quarter in recent weeks due to an uptick in violence.<\/p>\n<p>A mass shooting occurred on April 22, which resulted in one death and at least four injuries. The rash of violent crimes has people who live, work and dine downtown worried.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t feel safe here anymore,\u201d local resident Sia Hodjeatae expressed. \u201cEven though living in L.A. was rough, but here it\u2019s been really getting out of hand in the past many many months.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChiefNisleit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChiefNisleit<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityAttorneySD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CityAttorneySD<\/a> welcomed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGRobBonta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AGRobBonta<\/a> for a Gun Violence Prevention Roundtable. SD\u2019s Gun Violence Restraining Order program, one of the first in the state, has already removed over 1,000 firearms from those who pose a threat to themselves or others. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1xUgmDtOQB\">pic.twitter.com\/1xUgmDtOQB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Diego Police Department (@SanDiegoPD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanDiegoPD\/status\/1415082303068332037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>San Diego Police reported gang-related homicides, assaults with deadly weapons and drive-by shootings have nearly tripled since last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen just a huge escalation in gun violence,\u201d San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit stated. \u201cA 129% increase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The spike in violent crimes have residents calling on officials to take action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think city of San Diego needs to step up. They need to step up and take care of their citizens,\u201d Hodjeatae asserted. \u201cThey collect all the taxes. My property tax just keeps going higher and higher. They need to step up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, the city of San Diego launched the Violence Reduction Plan last week in conjunction with a new so-called Ghost Gun Team to proactively investigate who has been behind these violent crimes and stop them before they occur. So-called ghost guns can be purchased online at 80 percent complete and manufactured at home without a serial number or registration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SDPD is taking action to reduce violence in our communities. Today we announced a Violence Reduction Plan, as well as, a new Ghost Gun Team to investigate the unlawful sales and manufacturing of unserialized guns. Remember, if you see something, say something! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KKEvQIGdAZ\">pic.twitter.com\/KKEvQIGdAZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Diego Police Department (@SanDiegoPD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanDiegoPD\/status\/1415432981297000455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For members of the Ghost Gun Team, this has made untraceable guns accessible to people who would not pass a background check and would otherwise be prohibited from legally owning firearms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will work this case backwards to try to find out where and who are selling these,\u201d Nisleit explained. \u201cWith collaboration with our local and state partners we will arrest and seek prosecution to the max extent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The specialized firearm unit has already recovered more ghost guns in the first half of this year than it did in all of 2020. However, a San Diego spokesperson has called on the public to make changes of its own.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gov-noem-says-democrat-promotion-of-crt-is-all-about-power\/\">Gov. Noem Says Democrat Promotion Of CRT Is \u201cAll About Power\u201d<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaslamp Quarter signage seen in San Diego, California. (Photo by Matt Cowan\/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 1:53 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, July 20, 2021 A man has been gunned down outside &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1896070,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-598379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=598379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1896070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=598379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=598379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=598379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}