Man Arrested in Tenderloin Shooting

A 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a shooting in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood on Friday night, a police spokesman said today.

Marcos Guillen was arrested following the shooting, which was reported at 8:42 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of Ellis Street, San Francisco police Officer Albie Esparza said.

The 57-year-old victim, who said he did not know Guillen, was shot in the groin and leg, Esparza said.

The victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition, according to police.

The shooting suspect fled but was later arrested and identified as Guillen, Esparza said.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Police Department’s anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with “SFPD” in the message.

Dan McMenamin, Bay City News

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