Two Dead and Two More Injured in Eastside Shooting

Unresponsive because he's dead.

Unresponsives are not always dead some are bought back..

Freak, that's so funny! People living or dying is just so entertaining for you!

Can't wait to hear your next big laugh line!

Possibly a wash-down. Blood in public spaces is upsetting to the citizens, possibly unhealthy as well.

Now is when you want one of those "defund the police" resources like a social worker or a trained community outreach person to be down there talking to people, including involved and neighbors, to try and get and give information. And then the folks in Blue can be totally focused on nabbing this shooter. Delegation. It's not a hard concept.

Shut it yepsb - like that will change the outcome of at least 1 shot dead in our city. We don't have a lot of gun violence here, this stuff concerns me. Also, want to know more about if it is gang related or what.

If it’s gang related, a social worker will be useless. Amazing how you aren’t concerned about the increases in murders, shootings and stabbings in Santa Barbara but about the after effect.

@lakergirl - it really is astonishing how twisted your views are on this issue. Stopping the gang-related revenge cycle (which is NOT done by the police) is absolutely crucial for stemming future violent crime. Stats and research clearly show that social workers, community investment, diversion programs, etc. PREVENT crime, while it is painfully obvious that the American standard of allowing overzealous, militarized, over-funded, nearly all-powerful law enforcement to throw anyone they want into the trap that is our "justice" system has failed miserably.

Plus, what you're saying doesn't even make sense - you're saying that community crime intervention is pointless because it only deals with the after effects of violence while conveniently ignoring that law enforcement typically only deals with violence AFTER the fact...

LOCALS - It appears you are one that would choose to remove money from a police budget. Right or wrong? Don't blame the police for doing their job and enforcing the law. Why do you place responsibility to keep these thugs from committing crimes onto the police or other agencies? SB police are neither overzealous, over-funded or all powerful. The same laws they enforce to protect you from the criminals are the same that protect you from police actions. Being "militarized" is required due to the more lethal weapons these clowns choose to arm themselves with these days. Contrary to what you state, police can't "throw anyone they want" into the justice system. Why is it so hard to understand, if you don't want to get involved in the justice system don't get involved in crime? The responsibility to stop these clowns begins with their mother, father and family, the people that should have taught right from wrong and disciplined them from a young age.

By the time these clowns come to the attention of the different agencies you list it is likely too late for most to change. Relative to your "stats and research" comment, how can anyone prove a crime was prevented by "social workers, community investment and diversion programs?" What exactly is community investment? What (is) "painfully obvious" to me is that most of these little clowns will continue their violations of our laws until they are incarcerated. And, like the drug user/dealer, once they are taken out of the system there is always another little clown to take their place.

Laker girl nailed it !

Hammerheads see every problem as a nail.

Since when do police/fire do any "clean up" of houses involved in a shooting?

Doulie: You made one of the more intelligent comments here. The dysfunctional family is the most important element, and I don't have a clue how any public agency can repair that. Some of these families have been in the gang life for generations, in both Santa Barbara and Goleta. They don't value education, don't provide any moral instruction and set an example that says 'make money any way you can.' Talk to any experienced cop; they know these folks and have for decades. The crimes change, the weapons change, but the culture doesn't.

@ TAGDES- The Truck is often used for crime scenes to photograph the scene using the aerial ladder which is 110', lighting and generator power for the PD. The department also has a air/lighting unit (HazMat) that can stay on the scene for lighting as well

A live Newscrew from Edhat? OK Who has the news van this weekend?

Uhhhh, change it to “Liberty Street neighborhood”.... despite the presence of the Flamingo immobile home park, it is not a comfortable neighborhood to walk at night. Not racist to point that out: it's dangerous for all ethnicities. Where is the district 1 representative on this? She often speaks of “my people”, some of whom clearly need help.

No one can predict homicide's...

@RANDO- The issue isn't as simple as Police presence and follow through... The bottom line is the DA won't prosecute the infractions and crimes you're listing. I agree that they are all valid concerns and laws broken should be prosecuted, but that is where our "laws" fall short- There is little to no consequences for any crime that does not involve bodily harm anymore. The cops hands are tied and those that are doing the law-breaking know it...

Writing ticket's generates revenue. Education and prevention along with going to a crime scene to write an after the fact report, costs money.

@coastwatch nailed it.

From what I see on nightly walks, there IS police presence, police cars driving by are frequent, at least in the Milpas area. What there is not, is a presence of politicians. The present councilmember came in saying she was going to hold district/neighborhood meetings. We haven't heard of any. The prior councilmember also said he was going to hold neighborhood meetings. (If there are to be such meetings, the best way to post, besides flyers on telephone poles, is by an announcement in edhat. Also: Flyers on car windshields got a lot of residents to the discussion on a house on Alisos and the Salvation ARmy.)

Now that the election is over there hasn't been any of that. But there remains police driving around the area at night. It's a geographically big district; all streets can't be covered at the time something might happen. This is now the second murder incident in several months - the other was in the same general area, Cacique/Voluntario. Councilmembers are paid for a full time job but that's not how they treat it.

Rando - the city (mayor) is allowing all the same stuff you're describing ALL OVER Santa Barbara! It's not some east side conspiracy. Take a look at state st. I think you're assuming the local politicians are just 'letting things go on the poorer areas' right? I don't think so.