In a statement posted on Twitter, Supervisor Dean Preston called the shooting in his district “tragic” and offered support to community members. The house that Adkins and his wife bought last year was supposed to be their “forever home,” he said. “I didn’t realize I was moving to the middle of such a shooting gallery.” but this is beyond the pale, and frankly this is kind of unacceptable,” he said. “I moved into the Haight well aware of what it is. Violence appears to have ticked up significantly during the pandemic, he said. He said he felt safer living in the Mission District than he does now in the Haight. An employee who answered the phone Thursday afternoon said the restaurant was busy at the time of the shooting.Īdkins and his wife moved to the Haight-Ashbury about a year ago after living in other parts of San Francisco. Hippie Thai Street Food closed on Thursday after employees were forced to scramble to the back of the restaurant upon hearing gunshots. He and his wife shop at Amal’s Deli and eat weekly at Hippie Thai Street Food - both establishments on the corner where the shooting happened.
The shooting happened at Haight Street and Masonic Avenue, San Francisco police investigations Commander Raj Vaswani said in a tweet.Īdkins said he is worried about the safety of his family and his neighborhood, which includes mom-and-pop shops, a school and homeless people who don’t have the privilege of shelter when violence breaks out. Provided to The Chronicle Show More Show LessĪt least two people were shot in San Francisco, one fatally, in the Haight-Ashbury district Thursday afternoon - the latest in a spate of violent incidents that have rocked the neighborhood in recent weeks. Courtesy Michael Adkins Show More Show Less 5 of5Įmergency vehicles respond to a shooting in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.
Police investigate a fatal shooting on Haight Street. The Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of5Ī police officer investigates after a fatal shooting on Haight Street. The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of5Ī couple embraces as San Francisco police officers investigate after the fatal midday shooting at the corner of Haight Street and Masonic Avenue. A body is covered after a shooting on Haight Street at Masonic Avenue in San Francisco on Thursday.
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