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 category from last year. homicides dropped the most. more than 40%. >> gang homicides are down from what they were last year. and the task force has an important role to play. >> with that plan we found it