Another Gun Battle Downtown Near the Movie Theater-Fremont Park

The bloody week of violence did not slow down on Friday, and continued until the early morning hours of Saturday.

In Less than three days, violence has once again broke out between two groups of people,  who have used fire arms and fired shots at each other. Around 1730 hours the Stockton Police Department 911 Communications became inundated with calls of shots being fired near the Movie Theater, Fremont Park, Weber Park area. Officers arriving in the area observed a large groups leaving the area. A Patrol Unit, and a G-Set Unit observed a Black Male, who matched the description of one the suspects shooting. The subject was detained at gun point.


Additional responding Officers observed a large group of people near or in Fremont Park, close to the Memorial. Several people were also going in different directions, which is absolutely plausible because, it is something that a person would do when they are in or near gunshots being fired. I know this made the first Officers getting on the scene have difficulty in  trying to distinguish who where the possible suspects.

However, Stockton Police did a great job under the conditions, and did recover a fire arm, and did detain several people. Officers were engaged by a Hostile crowd, which one Officer broadcasted was around 50 plus people at Fremont Park, or thereabouts. An Officer in the area or at one of the locations where officers were located heard additional  gun fire.  Arriving Patrol Units were able to do a check of the area where the gun fire came from, and a subject was detained. I was not clear at which location or which subject was a gun recovered . Several people where detained, and less than lethal force was used.

There were also three stabbings that occurred in a short period of time. Unknown on the Status of any of the victims.  Last nights shooting that killed a man, was believed to have been gang related. The current cut backs, and the proposed ones that are to happen in July, will continue to severely handicap and create a situation, where crime will continue to increase, an the violence, will assist in keeping the murder rate high. This will be because of taking the resources needed to effectively be able to fight, apprehend , and reduce crime. The City Council should be held accountable for the long hold times for calls to be answered, people are having to wait longer when the call for an Officer. Even Priority 1 calls, which are the most important calls to send units to, are pending, sometimes having no Officers to respond.

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The Police resources were spread thin, and no Officers were available for a time to assist at a scene where a patrol unit observed a male down, with head trauma and no pulse. Stockton Fire discovered a gun shot wound to the torso. Officers had to be taken off other calls, and respond from other districts to assist in investigating the crime.The victim was taken to St Joes Hospital with no pulse, in full arrest, and was pronounced dead upon arrival.