Merced police ramping up gang violence prevention amid rise in incidents

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Merced Police Department is stepping up pack unit prevention efforts aft a caller emergence successful gang-related incidents.

The peculiar enforcement comes aft 5 radical were changeable successful the metropolis conscionable successful January alone.

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That includes 2 15-year-old boys who were gunned down astatine 13th and G streets.

This past weekend, a 23-year-old antheral was recovered dormant with aggregate gunshot wounds connected Austin adjacent Olive Avenue.

Back connected January 2nd, 2 employees of Little Caesars Pizza were changeable and wounded portion taking retired the trash.

Merced constabulary shared a station connected Facebook, saying the Gang Violence Suppression Unit volition run 7 days a week until further notice.

The section is besides collaborating with the sheriff's office, territory attorney, probation and CHP to process lawsuit reviews, warrants and investigations.

The section volition besides absorption connected semipermanent efforts to trim pack activity.