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Diamond Heights shooting victim improving

A 21-year-old San Francisco woman who was fighting for her life after being sprayed with bullets while walking on the sidewalk in Diamond Heights on Tuesday afternoon is “doing better than yesterday,” police said. However, it’s too soon to say if she’s going to pull through, Officer Samson Chan said. Police are trying to piece together the case that happened on the 5300 block of Diamond Heights Boulevard at 3 p.m. Read More

Woman, 21, shot in Diamond Heights

A 21-year-old woman is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was shot four times, police said Wednesday. Police responded to a call that a shooting had occurred in the 5300 block of Diamond Heights Boulevard around 3 p.m., police Officer Samson Chan said. The victim, a San Francisco resident, was shot twice in the torso and twice in the legs, according to Chan. A least two suspects were involved in the shooting, he said. Read More

Slaying suspect’s gun doesn’t match bullets

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The gun found on the man arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old during Pink Saturday festivities does not match the bullets used in the slaying. Stephen Powell died Saturday after being targeted at the San Francisco Pride celebration in the Castro district. A gunman approached the young man and fired four bullets into his chest. Two other bystanders were injured. It marked The City’s 25th homicide this year. Read More

Pride event likely to continue despite shooting

A deadly shooting at the Pink Saturday street party in the Castro district late Saturday night that sent throngs of revelers running for cover will not likely spell the end of the annual gay pride event, city officials said. Read More

Police looking for suspects who shot at teens

Police are on the lookout for two suspects who chased and shot at two teenagers walking along the Centennial Way trail near the Tanforan Mall in San Bruno, a spokesman for the South San Francisco Police department said. At around 3:20 p.m., two teens, ages 16 and 17, were walking south on the Centennial Way trail from South Spruce Avenue when they were approached from behind by two suspects. Read More

FBI: Mexicans chased away US agents after shooting

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Pointing their rifles, Mexican security forces chased away U.S. authorities investigating the shooting of a 15-year-old Mexican by a U.S. Border Patrol agent on the banks of the Rio Grande, the FBI and witnesses told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Read More

Officials seek more authority to close venues

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The City wants to equip its oversight body for entertainment venues with the power to yank permits if public safety is a concern.City officials have put pressure on the Entertainment Commission to crack down on troubled nightlife spots blamed for contributing to violence that erupts on residential streets. Read More

Teenager shot amidst chain of robberies

There were two armed robberies and one attempted one within hours of each other Monday night and in one situation a teenager was shot from behind near Golden Gate Park. The 18-year-old man ran away from the suspect who approached him with a gun and demanded his property around 11 p.m. near Fulton Street and 11th Avenue, said police Officer Albie Esparza. “While he was running away, the suspect fired at the victim and struck him from behind,’’ said Esparza. Read More

Bayview shooting marks 16th homicide in The City

Police said Sunday they are continuing an investigation into a fatal shooting in the Bayview district of a 20-year-old man from Berkeley, The City’s 16th homicide this year. The Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Stephen Powell. Police were called to the unit block of Garlington Court around 7 p.m. Saturday, and they found Powell with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene, according to police. Read More
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