gang crime

The latest violence erupted last Thursday in Sunnyside, where two rival gang factions exchanged gunfire at a busy intersection. I

Officers in the city gang unit say as the temperatures increase more people will be outside and that's when they see the clashes between groups or gangs in the city.

Because gang crimes usually happen without an arrest Yakima Police can't call every incident an official gang related incident

The shooting cancelled the weekend long event on Friday.

In fact Capt. Jay Seely says they've set the meeting for March 31 with all law enforcement agencies in the Yakima Valley.

The virtual town hall is set for 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Facebook.

But this year police say gang crime is down and gang shootings so far this summer have been limited to two drive by shootings.