Crime & Safety
Gilroy Gang Homicide Sparks Community Safety Meeting
After a man was shot on Chestnut Street on April 4, the police department planned a meeting to let residents know about local safety measures.
Police are responding proactively and on multiple levels to the gang-related shooting that left one dead and one injured last week in Gilroy.
On April 10 from 7 - 8:30 p.m., police, along with the school district, the City and the gang task force, will hold a community meeting at Eliot Elementary School to discuss local safety measures.
The meeting is meant "to inform parents and community members about this recent act of violence and to discuss how we can all help to keep our neighborhood safe," Sgt. Pedro Espinoza said via Nixle alert.
Find out what's happening in Gilroyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Locals will have the opportunity to speak in the meeting about their own ideas regarding public safety as well as speak to experts trying to quell gang violence in Gilroy.
Translation into Spanish and childcare will be available at the meeting.
Find out what's happening in Gilroyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Eliot Elementary School is located at 475 Old Gilroy St. For more information, call the school office at 847-5333.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
