A Day After Deadly Drive-By, Stockton Mourns 3 Killed, Fears Retaliation
STOCKTON (CBS13) — The day after a deadly drive-by shooting in Stockton killed three people and injured four more, the community is praying for peace.
A steady stream of mourners paid their respects on Wednesday after Tuesday night's shooting outside a grocery store.
While police investigate a motive, they say they area, and specifically a parking lot, has been a problem for crime.
Tuesday night's shooting claimed the lives of Kabin Kennebrew, 23; Arniska "Nikki" Lofton, 27; and Aliyah Taylor, 20.
"There's always something going on in Stockton, all the time, they don't call it Killville for nothing," said Taylor's cousin Latonya Cooper. "Stockton PD gotta get together and do what they got to do and bring my family justice."
Police are still looking for a motive for the killings. No arrests have been made. The area has been specifically known for its crime.
"That area around the market is known for gang and drug activity so that's why not only did we call in homicide investigators we also called in gang detectives," said Stockton Police spokesman Joe Silva.
Shelle Roseburgh knew Nikki Lofton and live in the neighborhood.
"All I know is that she was a good person, she was a mother, and it's horrible to see somebody go like that," she said. "It's terrible that we can't walk to the store with our kids no more and not even think about being shot."
As the community grieves, many fear the bloodshed isn't over, with retaliation a possibility.
