Gunfire erupted outside Fuentez's apartment Monday morning. A bullet went through her wall and hit the 56-year-old woman while she was sleeping. Her body is bruised where the bullet entered and is still lodged. Fresno Police say Fuentez was an innocent victim. On Tuesday, Chief Dyer used the woman's story as part of the reason he's devoting 130 officers a night to track down suspected criminals
Dyer said, "Violent crime will not be tolerated in this city. We will not tolerate people roaming our streets possessing fire arms" But "Operation Gangs and Guns" will impact manpower for "Operation Christmas Presence." Local law enforcement was concentrating on stopping thieves from preying on holiday shoppers. Dyer said, "We are not able to commit the level of resources perhaps that we had initially. We in law enforcement have to balance our resources."
"Operation Gangs and Guns" will continue for the next two weeks. But police report violent crime is actually down nine percent in the city compared to last year.
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