Two men were killed in a shooting in a San Francisco neighborhood this afternoon, a police spokesman said.
The shooting started as a fight that was reported at 1:12 p.m. in the first block of Burr Avenue, near Argonaut Avenue.
A minute later, police received reports that two people had been shot, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
Emergency crews responded and found the two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. At least one had been shot in the head, Esparza said.
Both victims, men believed to be in their early 20s, were taken to San Francisco General Hospital where they were pronounced dead, Esparza said. Their names were not being released this afternoon.
Early this afternoon, a pool of blood could be seen in the middle of Burr Avenue.
A resident of Argonaut Avenue said she was at home when she heard a commotion. She went to the window and saw people yelling at each other. A short time later, she heard two or three shots, then saw two people on the ground bleeding.
“We were so scared,” she said.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.
Homicide investigators are asking community members to come forward with any leads in the case, according to Esparza.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Police Department’s anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411.
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2:29 PM: Two people were seriously injured in a shooting in a San Francisco neighborhood this afternoon, police said.
Police received word of a fight in progress in the first block of Burr Avenue, near Argonaut Avenue, at 1:12 p.m., police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
A minute later, dispatchers began getting reports that two people had been shot, he said.
The suspects, two males wearing hoodies, ran from the scene, Esparza said.
Emergency responders performed CPR on at least one of the victims, and both have been transported to San Francisco General Hospital, he said.
A large “hostile crowd” gathered in the street after the shooting, but Esparza said around 1:30 p.m. that it appeared things had calmed down.
Police Lt. Joseph Engler said both of the victims were male and that police are still looking for the suspects.
A pool of blood could be seen in the middle of Burr Avenue.
A resident of Argonaut Avenue said she was at home when she heard a commotion. She went to the window and saw people yelling at each other. A short time later, she heard two to three shots, then saw two people on the ground bleeding.
“We were so scared,” she said.
The crime scene was cordoned off with police tape this afternoon as police investigated the shooting.
Text and photo: Zack Farmer, Bay City News
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