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TheSan Diego Police Departmenthad just seven officers assigned to the area where two heavily armed teens horrifically killed three people in a racially motivated rampage at aSan Diego mosque.
The department was supposed to have twice as many officers on duty in the northern division, which covers the Islamic Center of San Diego, according toABC 10.
The local police unions had been sounding the alarm about understaffing in the department.
“We’ve been raising the red flags about staffing for over a year now and when we lost $12 million last year in overtime, it really affected our ability to police this city,” San Diego Police Officers Association President Jared Wilson told the outlet
Wilson did praise the department’s “excellent” response to the shooting, but said it can take days to respond to less serious calls.
“It’s unacceptable. We have to do better in the city,” Wilson said. “We need to devote more resources to getting patrol officers to these calls in a timely fashion.”
On Monday,17-year-old Cain Clarkand 18-year-old Caleb Vazquez opened fire at the Islamic Center, killing security guard Amin Abdullah, as well as Mansour Kaziha and Nadir Awad.
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They then drove into nearby neighborhoods and terrorized local residents with gunfire.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
