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12:39 PM: A man who was fatally shot in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley neighborhood early this morning has been identified by the medical examiner’s office as 21-year-old city resident William Castillo.
Officers responded at about 12:05 a.m. to a ShotSpotter activation in the 1700 block of Sunnydale Avenue, where they found a man lying between two buildings suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body, police said.
The victim, later identified as Castillo, was taken to San Francisco General Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at about 3 a.m., according to police.
No arrests had been made in the case as of midday, and no suspect information was available, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
Anyone with information about the murder is encouraged to call the Police Department’s homicide detail at (415) 553-1145. People wishing to remain anonymous can call the department’s tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411.
9:28 AM: A man found shot in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley neighborhood early this morning has died, a police spokesman said.
Officers responded at about 12:05 a.m. to a ShotSpotter activation in the 1700 block of Sunnydale Avenue and found a man lying between two buildings suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
The 23-year-old victim, whose name has not yet been released, was taken to San Francisco General Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at about 3 a.m., Esparza said.
No arrests had been in the case as of this morning, and no suspect information was immediately available, he said.
Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to call the Police Department’s homicide detail at (415) 553-1145. People wishing to remain anonymous can call the department’s anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411.
This is San Francisco’s 25th homicide of 2012
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
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