The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has identified San Francisco resident and Lowell High School graduate Luis Manuel Arguello-Inglis, 19, as the victim in Wednesday night’s fatal shooting in Dolores Park.
Arguello-Inglis was killed around 10 p.m. after a series of gunshots were fired on Dolores Street between 18th and 19th streets, police said.
The young man was a graduate of Lowell, and a fundraiser was set up under his name to “help cover the unexpected expenses that come with such a devastating loss.”
“We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved son, Luis, was tragically taken from us on Wednesday night,” the fundraiser reads. “Luis was a bright light in our lives, filled with love, laughter, and boundless potential. His loss has left a void in our hearts that can never be filled.”
As of Saturday at 10 a.m., the Lowell graduate’s fundraiser had received more than $26,000 in donations.
On the night of the shooting, police and medics arrived on scene and discovered Arguello-Inglis suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was declared dead at the scene.
Both District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and mayoral contender Daniel Lurie said the shooting should prompt an increased police response near the park. Mandelman said there are “too many guns” on the streets.
Crime is down this year in San Francisco. The Lowell grad’s shooting death is the city’s 14th homicide so far this year, a 33 percent decrease compared to the 21 killings reported in San Francisco as of June 2 last year.
The police department’s homicide unit is investigating this shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the SFPD Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD.
Headline: 19-year-old shot and killed at Dolores Park Wednesday
Story: Incidents of reported crime as a whole are also down 30 percent
Headline: 19-year-old victim identified in Dolores Park killing
Story: Crime is down this year in San Francisco
Somebody got murdered …. it wasn’t you
Crime is down
Carlos —
The existence of crime does not mean we are undergoing a crime wave. The fact we are not undergoing a crime wave does not mean there is an acceptable amount of crime or that individual tragedies don’t hurt.
It’s not hard.
JE
Thank you for your observation.
It’s not a Mission Local thing but the sentiment was expressed here because the comments section has a relatively elevated level of discourse and enlightened moderation.
It seems, on the surface, whenever a crime story makes the news sites or when certain politicos bloviate about crime in general, the “crime is down” mantra works its way in.
As I walked by yet another ransacked vehicle yesterday, with its windows freshly smashed in, chanting “crime is down” just didn’t work for me as it most likely won’t for the family of our murder victim.
From today’s sfstandard:
“His loss has left a void in our hearts that can never be filled … the number of homicides is down in San Francisco”
Happily many businesses are closing down and far less people are coming into San Francisco to shop or dine. People who live in San Francisco are spending more time locked indoors. So there are less victims and potential victims on the streets! Crime is down from all time highs. You are correct Joe, San Franciscans should have much to celebrate. But still I am sad about Luis, sure everyone dies, but not at just 19…
This is a horrible tragedy. But do try to co-opt it to boost a false narrative.