>> two other teenagers were murdered the same day as d.j. watkins. police say it wasn't gang related lither. but the suspected killers are both charged in another case as gang heb mebs for attempting to murder someone to ben git their gang. robert rios is a former gang member. he now spends his time trying to stop the violence pop i think it would be my kids. it could be my friends' kids. >> which is why he said the public needs to know what's really happening in their neighborhood. >> we have a problem. we have a gang problem. we're not going to make it go away by lying to the people. >> the commander of the homicide unit, even the public relations officers denied our request for an interview. >> there's a false perception about what's really going on in the neighborhoods. >> in hindsight, we wouldn't make that comparison, believe me. >> only after our original report aired did the police chief agree to talk to us. >> you're right. i mean, you're right, jenna. it is apples to oranges, it is. and it's not a true or fair comparison. >> he says the dep

. >> d.j. watkins was murdered on his way home from at game stop. three days shy of his 21 birthday. >> police told you it was gang-related. >> he said his nephew just moved here from ohio and was not in a gang. but he was in a known gang neighborhood at the time of his murder. d.j. was killed near oak grove football field where planned to coach youth football with his uncle. >> for my nephew to get baptized four weeks to the day that he died, that's somebody who knew that their time was up. >> d.j. was gone but it is his story, the stories of others murdered. >> you don't ever want to experience that. >> the message police were about to send the public. >> we're doing great. >> that would soon collide. >> i don't know how stupid they think we are but we're not that stupid. >> the reductions -- >> working hard to keep the communal safe. >> restaurant the same time. >> it is certainly a concern. >> san jose was promoting the new gang suppression plan for the summer. extra patrols. saturated gang spots. the results, some impressive stats. gang-related

d.j. watkins was murdered on his way home working from game stop three days shy of his 21st birthday. >> police told you it was a gang-related murder. >> reporter: jerrell watkins said his nephew just moved here from ohio and was not in a gang but in a known gang neighborhood at the time of his murder. d.j. was killed near oak grove football field where he planned to coach football with his uncle. >> my nephew got baptized four weeks to the time he died. that's somebody that knew his time was up. >> reporter: d.j. is gone. it's the stories of others murdered. >> up don't want to experience that. >> reporter: the message police were about to send the public. >> statistically we're doing great. >> reporter: that would soon collide. >> we're not that stupid. >> reductions in gang-related. >> gang issues -- >> reporter: around the same time. >> gang-related crime is a concern to us. >> reporter: san jose was planning their gang response. some impressive stats. gang-related crimes down in every

. >> reporter: d.j. watkins was murdered on his way home from working at gamestop. just three days shy of his 21st birthday. police told you it was a gang-related murder? >> they believe it was gang related. >> reporter: watkins said his nephew just moved here from ohio but was not in a gang, but he was in a known gang neighborhood at the time of his murder. he was killed near oak grove football field where he planned to coach youth football with his uncle. >> my nephew to get baptized four weeks to the day that he died, that's somebody who knew that their time was up. >> reporter: d.j. was gone. but it's his story. the stories of others murdered. >> you don't ever want to experience that. >> reporter: and the message police were about to send the public -- >> specifically we're doing great. >> reporter: -- that would soon collide. >> i don't know how stupid they think we are, but i'm not that stupid. >> the reductions in gang-related -- >> hard to keep the community safe. >> reporter: around the same time -- >> gang-related violent crime right now is certainly a co