Published June 30, 2021 •
Updated on June 30, 2021 at 3:25 pm
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A disturbing increase in violent crime has beset San Diego this year, much of it involving gang activity and the use of largely untraceable ghost guns, according to data released Wednesday.
Overall, the city has seen a 129% increase in gang-related shootings since Jan. 1, according to the San Diego Police Department. During the six-month period, the SDPD has recovered more than 1,000 guns as part of criminal investigations nearly 20% of them weapons assembled from kits and lacking serial numbers, making them difficult to link to the criminals who made use of them.
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SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Authorities reached out to the public Tuesday for help in identifying the killer or killers of a 59-year-old security guard who was gunned down outside a Spring Valley marijuana dispensary a year ago.
Kenneth Love II was found mortally wounded in front of the unlicensed cannabis shop in the 8700 block of Troy Street, just east of state Route 125, shortly after 11 p.m. on June 2, 2020, according to sheriff’s officials. Love was pronounced dead at the scene.
Several men were seen fleeing the area following the deadly gunfire, Lt. Thomas Seiver said.
Detectives are seeking to identify a possible suspect in the shooting, a youthful-looking man videotaped by a security camera. Investigators believe he might have fled in a 2018 Toyota Camry, Seiver said.