A man was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night on 24th Street near South Van Ness Avenue, police said.
The victim, a 40-year-old man, was walking when two suspects, described as men between the ages of 18 and 25, approached him. One suspect snatched the victim’s phone from his hand. At the same time, the second suspect lifted up his shirt, showing the victim a handgun tucked in his waistband.
One of the suspects took the man’s wallet from his pocket and then threw his phone on the ground, according to the police report.
Both suspects ran to an unknown vehicle and fled.
The incident happened at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday.
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On Wednesday night, two women were robbed while walking to the store on 14th Street near Folsom, police said.
The victims, who police described as between 24 and 25 years old, were on their way to the store at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday when a man, described as between the ages of 25 and 30, approached them and snatched one of the women’s purses.
One of the victims hit the suspect to try to get the purse back, but the suspect punched her in the face, police reported.
At that point, two other suspects drove up in a dark four-door sedan; the first suspect jumped on the hood of the car and fled the scene. The car was seen traveling eastbound on 14th Street and then southbound on Folsom Street.
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At about 1 a.m. Thursday morning, an 18-year-old man sustained non-life-threatening injuries when he was shot while watching fireworks, police said.
The victim was standing on 14th and Shotwell streets watching the show when he realized that an unknown suspect had shot him in the back.
A friend drove the victim to San Francisco General Hospital.
Can we get any other descriptions of the suspects? 18 – 25 year old men doesnt give us much to look out for when we are walking around the neighborhood at night …