Police in San Francisco are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on the streets of the Tenderloin Saturday morning.
Police in San Francisco are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on the streets of the Tenderloin Saturday morning.
At about 10:20 a.m., officers witnessed a shooting along the 100 block of Leavenworth Street. Officers administered medical aid to the shooting victim and paramedics soon arrived. The man was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. He died just after arrival.
Police said that witnesses directed officers to the suspect in the area.
According to SFPD, officers found the suspect in the 300 block of Turk Street and detained him after he physically resisted officers.
Homicide investigators responded to the scene and took over the investigation.
The suspect was later identified as Joe Walls, 28. Police said that Walls was transported to San Francisco County Jail where he was booked for homicide.
Anyone with information is asked to call the SFPD's tip line at 1-415-575-4444
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Bay City News contributed to the report.
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