Tag Archives: Violence

The city is sweating

Last week Salinas witnessed 11 shootings, five victims and four homicides in five days. Police chief Louis Fetherolf went on record this morning as saying over 70 shots were fired in the city during this short period. Violence between Norteño and Sureño subgroups appears to have reignited, ironically (or not ironically) on the exact dates...

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A nightmare scenario

I think we all have a nightmare scenario that we fear so much, we try not to think about it. My dad once described his as being slowly stabbed through the heart, a scene which I recently witnessed the aftermath.
Listening to the police scanner, a man was said to be “down.” More often then not,...

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Publishing a Violent Death

Is it appropriate to publish pictures of the dead? This is a question I wrestled with before publishing the photo above.
Our community is acquainted with death, especially a violent death. The city of Salinas suffered a record high 29 homicides last year, as images from these scenes are becoming a common sight. While many of...

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