Sheriff's office: 18-year-old woman killed at cemetery caught in gang war crossfire

Jessica Mensch reports

NEVER HAD ANY INTERACTION WITHLAW ENFORCEMENT MAKING THEMTHINK THE SHOOTER WASN'T EVENAIMING FOR HER.IN A PLACE MEANT TO HONORAND REMEMBER THE DEAD ANOTHERLIFE IS CLAIMED THIS SHOULD BEA SACRED GROUND.

THERE HAS TOBE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CANJUST COME AND MOURN THEIRLOVED ONES WE'VE HAD ENOUGHKILLING INVESTIGATORS SAY AN18 YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS VISITINGA GRAVE SITE WITH FRIENDS ATSACRAMENTO MEMORIAL LAWNCEMETERY MONDAY EVENING ANDSOMEONE SHOT AND KILLED HER.THIS IS VERY LIKELY IN ANINTENDED VICTIM SERGEANT TESTSATURDAY WITH THE SACRAMENTOCOUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYSSEVERAL SHOTS WERE FIRED, BUTIT'S STILL NOT CLEAR HOW MANYPEOPLE WERE SHOOTING.

SHE SAYSTHE VICTIM WAS A COLLEGESTUDENT WHO SEEM TO BE LIVINGAN UPSTANDING LIFE.SHE'S NOT THE FIRSTBYSTANDER INNOCENT, BYSTANDERTO BE CALM ACROSS FIRE THISGAME OR NOT IN THE LAST FEWMONTHS SHE BELIEVES THESHOOTING MAY BE LINKED TO ARECENT SPIKE IN GAME VIOLENCEACROSS THE SACRAMENTO REGION,I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO THOSEKILLERS.

THIS WAS AN GANGSTERYOU DON'T GET ANY POINTS FORTHIS.

YOU DON'T GET A SCOREFOR THIS BECAUSE THIS ISCOWARDLY THIS IS A COWARDLYACT PERIOD ACTIVISTS BARRYAXIOS IS DOING WHAT HE CAN TOSUPPORT THE VICTIM'S FAMILYAND WORKING TO PREVENT THEVIOLENCE MOVING FORWARD, BUTHE SAYS REAL CHANGE MUST COMEFROM INVESTING IN UNDERSERVEDCOMMUNITIES COVID-19 HAS ANHELP ON SHELTER-IN-PLACEHASN'T HELPED.

I MEAN A YOUNGPEOPLE SOME OF THEM DON'T KNOWHOW TO NAVIGATE THEIR MOTIONSIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ON THESEVERAL WAYS GOING TO GET THEMOST FOR GENE WITNESSES TOCOME FORWARD AND BRING JUSTICEFOR THIS TEENAGER'S FAMILY,THEY DESERVE TO GO AND BE INJAIL, WE DON'T NEED TO PROTECTTHEM WE'VE HAD ENOUGHSHOOTINGS WE'VE HAD ENOUGHDEATH.BUT WHEN WILL IT END.AND IF YOU HAVE ANYINFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRIMEYOU'RE ASKED TO CALL THESACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE IN SOUTH SACRAMENTO,TONIGHT, I'M JESSICA MENSCH