Two men have been arrested in connection with the May 11 shooting in the Western Addition that killed 54-year-old James Earl Lee and injured a 27-year-old woman.
Kenneth Chappell, 33, and Curtis Cail, 20, both of San Francisco, were booked Friday on homicide charges related to the fatal shooting in the 1100 block of Turk Street, police Officer Albie Esparza said Wednesday.
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Authorities have identified the victims of two separate shooting homicides that took place in The City on Friday night.
Georgio Joseph, 24, of San Francisco was shot in the 100 block of Broad Street in the Oceanview neighborhood at about 7:30 p.m. Friday, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Joseph was found in the street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
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A 21-year-old man was shot dead in the Western Addition on Monday night, the third young man to die by gun violence in San Francisco since Friday.Lawrence Richardson of San Francisco was shot while walking on the sidewalk in the 1800 block of Eddy Street just before 10:40 p.m., police Sgt. Michael Andraychak said.He had just left a convenience store when gunfire erupted, he said.He was transported to the hospital, where he died around 11:45 p.m.
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A woman was shot after an argument in Bernal Heights on Wednesday, police Lt. Michael Andraychak said. The victim, who is in her 20s, was sitting in a Buick in the 900 block of Ellsworth Street about 10 a.m. when she became involved in an argument with another woman, Andraychak said. The second woman took off, but a man with a gun showed up shortly thereafter. He fired shots at the car, Andraychak said, and the victim was struck.
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A man was robbed in the Western Addition on Tuesday, police said. The 24-year-old victim was near McAllister and Laguna streets about 6:25 p.m. when two men stepped out of a doorway, one holding a gun, and forced the victim to turn over his wallet and cellphone, police said. The crooks fled and have not been found.rnagle@sfexaminer.com
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A woman was choked and robbed by four thugs early Wednesday in the Portola district, police said. The 23-year-old victim was near Harvard and Felton streets about 12:15 a.m. when the group snuck up behind her, choked her, and took her purse and book bag, police said. The crooks fled down Harvard Street in either a gray or green Honda or Toyota sedan, police said.
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A Muni passenger tipped off a 14-year-old girl to the grubby little pickpocket that stole from her on a bus in the Western Addition on Wednesday, police said. The victim was standing while riding the bus near Fulton and Laguna streets about 3:50 p.m. The good Samaritan told her to check her bag, and when she did she saw her wallet was missing, police said. The Samaritan then pointed out the suspect, a 16-year-old girl.
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A man stabbed in the chest after intervening in a domestic spat in the Western Addition Thursday took Muni across town to the hospital, police said. The 60-year-old victim was apparently attacked in the 1500 block of Steiner Street around 3 p.m. The victim told police he saw a domestic dispute between the suspect, a man in his 30s, and an unknown person.
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Gunfire erupted in the Western Addition on Tuesday night and people ran for their dear lives after a teen was shot in the leg — the second such incident involving a 15-year-old girl in the past three months.
The teenage victim was standing with a group of friends in the 1800 block of Eddy Street about 8:40 p.m. when she was struck in her right thigh, police Sgt. Daryl Fong said Wednesday.
She was rushed to the hospital, but her injuries were not life-threatening.
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Firefighters were scrambling Friday to replace toys lost when The City's biggest blaze in more than seven years left as many as 60 people homeless at the height of the holiday season.The effort to help those displaced by the blaze came after firefighters saw ruined gifts strewn in the wreckage near the city's historic Alamo Square, Chief Joanne Hayes-White said.
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