At 1:07 a.m. on Wednesday a man in his late 30s and a 27-year-old woman got into an argument near the 16th Street BART station, police reported.
The suspect slashed the woman’s legs with a machete and she was taken to San Francisco General Hospital for a non-life-threatening injury.
The suspect fled on foot.
Less than an hour later and one block south on Mission Street, a male suspect, age unknown, used a handgun to shoot a 29-year-old man, police reported.
The suspect fled and the victim was treated at San Francisco General Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The shooting took place at the same location as the Feb. 26 fatal shooting of 24-year-old Aldo Troncoso. That shooting involved a skirmish for gang territory.
It’s unclear if Wednesday morning’s shooting was gang-related.
Earlier Mission Loc@l reported that a woman had been kidnapped at 18th and Lexington by two men and then escaped in Half Moon Bay. We have been calling San Mateo County and the SFPD for updates and clarification on the kidnapping.
At Tuesday’s community meeting at the Mission Police Station, Captain Greg Corrales offered this new piece of information.
“As far as the Sunday kidnapping, the victim got in a car with two men who drove to San Mateo and allegedly molested her and kicked her out there — it happened middle of the day. The victim had a history of drug use and there are lots of questions about her version of what occurred. It’s a vicious crime whether drug addict or prostitute, but not everything adds up yet.”