Two wounded in Mission District nightclub

January 22, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - Two men were injured in San Francisco Saturday, one critically, after an unidentified man fired a gun into a crowd standing in front of a Mission District nightclub.

The shooter was at least a half-block away from the group in front of a nightclub near the intersection of 19th Street and Florida Street, according to the San Francisco Police Department, when he opened fire shortly before 1 a.m.

Two men were hit and taken to nearby San Francisco General Hospital, where one was listed in serious but stable condition and the other critical, according to police.

A possible motive has not yet been established for the shooting, according to police.

CONTACT: San Francisco Police Department (415) 553-1396

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