Trouble
Mission Local covers crime, shootings, fires and crashes across San Francisco, from the first report of an incident to what it leaves behind in the neighborhood.
S.F. shelter worker, charged with aiding alleged cop shooter, intercepted by feds on courthouse steps
Oliver Barcenas, accused of aiding alleged gunman, did not attend his own arraignment on Wednesday. He had a very good excuse.
Shootings and homicides
Man shot and killed in Sunset identified as Eric Bigone
Friends remember Eric Bigone as a Sunset District mainstay who outgrew a troubled past.
Mission District shooting leaves victim in critical condition after ‘big fight’
A daytime shooting on Mission Street brought a victim to seek safety inside a local nonprofit. Police are still searching for suspects.
S.F. filmmaker Kevin Epps sentenced to 6+ years in prison for 2016 killing
The documentary filmmaker was convicted of manslaughter last year for the shooting at his Glen Park home, which he says was in self-defense.
Man killed in Sunnydale shooting identified as 24-year-old Tertron Johnson
Tertron Johnson, 24, was shot and killed at a Visitacion Valley public housing complex after attending a block party.
Fires and crashes
S.F. firefighters extinguish blaze in 6-story Tenderloin apartment building
San Francisco firefighters have put out a fire that spread to multiple floors in a six-story apartment building in the Tenderloin.
Fire tears through walls of Tenderloin affordable housing building, displacing 46
No one was injured by the blaze that travelled from the second to the sixth floor of 285 Turk St. on Tuesday evening.
6 people hospitalized after car crash in Mission District, 2 with serious injuries
A car struck two pedestrians on 22nd Street at the intersection of South Van Ness Friday afternoon.
S.F. DA charges shelter workers with aiding man who allegedly shot police officer
Suspect Erika Porter, an employee at Bayshore Navigation Center, pleaded not guilty to all charges of aiding and abetting Norris Reed III.
S.F. police arrest shelter workers for ‘harboring’ gunman who allegedly shot officer
Two employees are facing charges for concealing Norris Reed III from police. One arrestee was shot in the back by police in 2018.
Suspect in fatal Sunnydale shooting released after arrest for ‘insufficient evidence’
The district attorney’s office said it can’t rule out whether the suspect acted in self-defense, or in defense of others.
Man arrested for Sunnydale killing linked to 2015 drive-by shooting of 2 teenagers
Court records show a man with the same age and name as a suspect arrested for the killing of Tertron Johnson is connected to a prior murder.
Woman slammed into wall by SFPD to receive $825K settlement from city
Christiana Porter was slammed into a wall by San Francisco Police. Now, she seems set to receive a settlement from the city.
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