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Man killed, another injured in shooting (updated)

UPDATE 7/4/16: A distraught friend who I spoke with near a memorial set up on Shotwell Street said the dead man’s name was Rigo and he was 28 years old. The friend, who did not want to give his name, said he’d known Rigo since the two were kids. The friend did not know Rigo’s last name […]

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Two men wounded in Mission District shootings Sunday

One man was critically injured, another superficially wounded in a pair of shootings in the neighborhood on Sunday, police said. A 29-year-old man was shot in the abdomen around 12:15 a.m., near the corner of 24th and Shotwell streets, according to San Francisco police spokesman Carlos Manfredi. He is in critical condition at an area hospital. […]

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Officers shoot homeless man armed with knife (updated)

UPDATE 6:20 P.M.: A Shotwell Street resident who apparently witnessed this morning’s shooting gave an account on the social networking site NextDoor that said the man was not acting aggressively. The neighbor, who responded to an initial message from Capp Street Crap this morning but didn’t answer follow up emails seeking more information had this to say in a post to NextDoor: If you’ve […]

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Late night fire destroys Mission senior home

A two-alarm blaze gutted a Mission assisted living facility Monday night, sending one person to the hospital and causing more than $1 million in damage to the building and an adjacent residence. According to a San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman, the fire at Lorne House, 628 Shotwell St., was reported just after 11 p.m. and contained […]

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No whining dining

Bon appétit!

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