Deadly shooting sheds light on need for homeless resources, advocate says

Sacramento homeless advocate Dan Aderholt met Jordan Zenka when he was handing out supplies along Garden Highway in early December. “He was a man struggling to survive the best way he can out here with the situation he was in,” said Aderholt. Zenka, 26, was shot and killed by a Sacramento police officer and California Highway Patrol officer inside a Bel Air grocery store in North Natomas on Dec. 13. According to police, Zenka was wielding a knife and charged at officers. Aderholt said that does not sound like the man he got to know. “The guy I know was a very caring, very loving person,” he said. “He showed nothing but respect when we were out here and he appreciated everything we gave him.”Aderholt is the founder of the organization American River Homeless Crew. He said Zenka helped him hand out supplies to other people in the homeless community. “He was…