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3:04 PM: A man who was gunned down in San Francisco’s Bayview District this morning has been identified by the medical examiner’s office as 22-year-old Dominic Scott.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired at Third Street and Palou Avenue at 8:24 a.m. and found Scott, a San Francisco resident, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
Police saw a suspect, a 22-year-old man, running from the scene and arrested him a few blocks away at Quesada Avenue and Keith Street, Esparza said.
His name had not yet been released this afternoon, according to Esparza.
A gun believed to be the murder weapon was found in the wheel well of a nearby car, Esparza said.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation, he said.
The shooting prompted the extended closure of southbound Third Street at Palou Avenue.
Southbound San Francisco Municipal Railway bus and light-rail service was disrupted until about 12:45 p.m., according to transit officials.
10: 55 AM: A 21-year-old man was killed in a shooting in San Francisco’s Bayview District this morning, a police spokesman said.
The shooting was reported at 8:24 a.m. at Third Street and Palou Avenue.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired and found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Esparza said. His name is being withheld until family members are notified of his death.
Police saw a suspect, a 22-year-old man, running from the scene and arrested him a few blocks away at Keith Street and Quesada Avenue, Esparza said.
His name has not yet been released.
A gun believed to be the murder weapon was found in the wheel well of a nearby car, Esparza said.
Shortly after 10 a.m., southbound Third Street remained closed at Palou Avenue, where a pile of clothes and a trail of blood could be seen.
Esparza said southbound Municipal Railway bus and light-rail service on Third Street has been interrupted in the area.
He said police are encouraging witnesses to come forward by calling the department’s homicide detail at (415) 553-1145, its anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or by sending a text message to TIP411 with “SFPD” in the message.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
9:17 AM: A suspect has been arrested in connection with an injury shooting in San Francisco’s Bayview District this morning, a police spokesman said.
The shooting was reported at 8:24 a.m. near Third Street and Palou Avenue.
Officers responded to multiple reports of shots fired and found the male victim, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said. He was taken to a hospital but Esparza did not know the extent of his injuries.
Esparza said a suspect has been arrested and a weapon was recovered near the shooting.
San Francisco Municipal Railway service has been disrupted in the area, he said.
8:36 AM: One person was injured in a shooting in San Francisco’s Bayview District this morning, a police spokesman said.
The shooting was reported at 8:24 a.m. near Third Street and Palou Avenue.
Officers responded to multiple reports of shots fired and found the victim, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
The victim was taken to a hospital, but Esparza did not know the extent of the injuries.
Esparza could not confirm a report that a suspect had been arrested, but said a weapon was recovered at the scene.
San Francisco Municipal Railway service has been disrupted in the area, he said.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
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