San Francisco violence continues

One man shot in the stomach, another dies

Illustration courtesty KSAX-TV

By Elizabeth Daley, Bay City News Service

February 12, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - A bloody weekend extended into the week this morning when a man was shot in the stomach in San Francisco at around 2:10 a.m., according to a San Francisco Police dispatcher.

The dispatcher said the man was shot near the intersection of Haight and Fillmore Streets and remains in serious condition at San Francisco General Hospital.

Police do not yet have suspects in custody but are continuing their investigation, according to the dispatcher.

A second man died after being shot in the back early this morning, according to a San Francisco police dispatcher.

The dispatcher said the man was discovered languishing in a car at Grove and Baker Streets at around 2:55 a.m. and died at San Francisco General Hospital shortly thereafter.

This man is the second to die from San Francisco gun violence in under 24-hours. Two others, including a 13-year-old girl, have been wounded in this same time.

Police do not have any suspects in custody, according to the dispatcher.

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