Man injured in third north Sacramento shooting in 3 days Share Updated: 3:44 PM PST Dec 9, 2020 Jonathan Ayestas Share Updated: 3:44 PM PST Dec 9, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript OFFICERS IS NOW AFFECTING CRIME ACROSS THE CITY. >> WE HAD A HOMICIDE YESTERDAY. EMILY: A MAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED OUTSIDE THE WIENERSCHNITZEL, ACCORDING TO POLICE. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO, TWO BROTHERS WERE GUNNED DOWN AT- ARDEN FAIL MALL.NNED DOWN AT- >> SHOOTINGS EVERYTHING ALIGHT. WE NEED OFFICERS PREVENTING THOUGH SHOOTINGS AND HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE WHEN THEY HAPPEN. EMILY: THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS THE DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY SHORTSTAFFED. NOW, RECENT PROTESTS AT THE CAPITAL BETWEEN TWO GROUPS FIGHTING EACH OTHER UNDER THE GUISE OF PEACEFUL PROTESTING ARE CREATING EVEN MORE CHALLENGES FOR THE DEPARTMENT >> TAKES OUR RESOURCES OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT SO DESPERATELY NEED THEM. EMILY: LAST WEEKEND, 150 OFFICERS WORKED TO KEEP THE GROUPS SEPARATE DURING A PROTEST. HE SAYS THAT MEANS SOME OFFICERS ARE BEING PULLED AWAY FROM THEIR REGULAR TASKS. >> ARE POLICING OFFICERS, GANG OFFICERS, SPECIALTY UNITS IN EACH NEIGHBORHOOD ARE TYPICALLY DOWN AT THESE PROTESTS MULTIPLE DAYS A WEEK. THAT MEANS THEY ARE NOT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. EMILY: HE SAYS HOMICIDES ARE UP 30% THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST. VIOLENT CRIME OVERALL IS ALSO UP. OFFICERS ARE WORKING LONGER HOURS, MORE OFTEN, TRYING TO COVER ALL THEIR BASES. ALL OF IT HAPPENING IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC. >> THE REALITY IS, WE HAVE 700 OFFICERS. WE DON’T HAVE VERY MANY OFFICERS. WE ARE LIMITED AND THE FACT THAT WE DON’T HAVE -- WE ARE UNDERSTAFFED ALREADY. IT’S CHALLENGING.