Man killed on 1st day of new job in SF Mission District shooting
Man killed on 1st day of new job in SF Mission District shooting
Witnesses say the victim was shot outside the barber shop and that he stumbled back inside, collapsed and died. Neighbors described the victim as being in his 20s, and that he was from Venezuela. They say it was the victim's first day at work in the barbershop.
SAN FRANCISCO - A resident cleans up the debris outside a San Francisco's Mission District residential hotel. Shattered glass was left from a shooting around 1:40 Friday afternoon that left one man dead.
Neighbor and co-owner of Alberto's Printing Jason Flores told KTVU he heard a single gunshot.
"We hear the shot, ‘pow’ then we come out," he said.
Witnesses say the victim was shot outside the barber shop and that he stumbled back inside, collapsed and died. Neighbors described the victim as being in his 20s, and that he was from Venezuela.
They say it was the victim's first day at work in the barbershop.
Flores says luckily no one else was injured.
"It's terrible. I've never seen anything like that close to me," he said.
The incident occurred in a busy area--in the 2300 block of Mission Street.
"When I came, there was a lot of police over there. They closed the street," said Abel Padilla.
Padilla owns La Playa Seafood, a restaurant a few doors down from the shooting. He grew up in this neighborhood and opened the business just two months ago.
"This is the first time I heard that happen. Right here to me, it's safe," he said.
Still, business owners say they'd like to see police do foot patrols in the area.
Witnesses say the suspect fled the scene in a white SUV that was parked steps from the shooting.
Police have not said if the victim and suspect knew each other or what the motive was. Investigators themselves have not released a description of the suspect or the getaway vehicle.
No one has been arrested for the shooting so far.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics also responded to the scene.
Despite life-saving measures, the man died at the scene. SFPD's homicide unit is leading the investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the San Francisco Police Department at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip at TIP411 beginning the message with SFPD.