Police in San Francisco were investigating a shooting overnight Monday that left one person dead and injured at least four others in the city's Little Italy area.
The shooting occurred around 11 p.m. Sunday along the 1200 block of Grant Avenue, near Columbus Avenue, police said.
A 23-year-old Solano County man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds died at the scene, police said. Two other shooting victims, both 24-year-old men from Sacramento County, were found nearby. They were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Two more shooting victims, a 22-year-old man from Alameda County and a 20-year-old woman from Contra Costa County, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital separately before officers arrived, police said.
Investigators said the shooting appears to be an isolated incident and not random, police said.
"I heard gunshots, looked outside and there was a black SUV," witness Wayne Mitchel said. "A guy had shot this guy on a scooter and he was trying to drag him back into the SUV."
Mitchel said the person in the SUV suddenly drove off.
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A handgun was found in the area.
Local business owners said the shooting is a shock but also don't believe it's part of a new crime trend in the neighborhood.
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"There really hasn't been hardly any of these types of incidents really since before the pandemic," North Beach Business Association Vice President Mike Zwiefelhofer said. "Is it worrisome? Of course. But I don't think this is a pattern or a trend. Most of the time these come from outside the city."
No other details were available.
Anyone with information should call the SFPD 24-hour tip line at 415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD.
