San Francisco police arrest suspect in deadly Mission District shooting

By Jose Fabian

San Francisco police arrested a suspect early Sunday in connection with a deadly shooting in the Mission District.

Officers were called to the 3000 block of 16th Street just before 12:30 a.m. for reports of a shooting.

Authorities said the altercation started as a fight between several men on the street. Surveillance cameras, including footage from a nearby business and a passing Waymo self-driving vehicle, reportedly captured the incident. One man then pulled out a gun and shot two individuals.  

When they arrived, they found two people who had been shot. Both were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, but one of them was declared deceased at the hospital, police said.

Neighbor Joshua MacDonald, who lives nearby, said the gunfire was loud enough to echo through his building.

“I was in the lobby of my apartment complex, I heard about maybe five or six gunshots,” he said.

The shooting has shaken local business owners, including Aijaz Ghani, who has run Lahore Karahi & Pizza on 16th Street for 25 years.

“This murder is shaking up 16th Street.  And the people are scared. They don’t want to come here. It’s going to affect business,” Ghani said. He also called for increased police presence in the area.

“We need more police presence on the16th and Mission area and the Valencia [and 16th] area, because a lot of bars and a lot of young people coming here,” he said.

MacDonald, who has only lived in the neighborhood for three months, said the violence is escalating.

“I believe there’s been three shootings in this area since I’ve lived here,” he said.

Officers at the scene recovered a gun, and they were able to make an arrest after learning the whereabouts of a possible suspect.

According to police, the suspect was arrested near Visitacion Valley. He was identified as San Francisco resident 23-year-old Larry Hudgson, Jr.

Police said Hudgson Jr. was arrested on suspicion of murder. 

Authorities are continuing to investigate the motive behind the fight and shooting.