Published June 30, 2021 •
Updated on June 30, 2021 at 3:25 pm
NBC 7
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.