San Francisco police arrested a 33-year-old man Wednesday morning in connection with a fatal shooting hours earlier in the South of Market neighborhood.
Officers arrested Siaosi Aleamotua, a San Francisco resident, around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday on the 1200 block of Mission Street, the San Francisco Police Department said Thursday. He was booked into county jail on suspicion of murder, records show.
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The shooting was reported at 1:30 a.m. that day on the 100 block of 6th Street, where officers found a victim suffering from gunshot wounds, according to police. The suspect was arrested about two blocks from the crime scene.
The victim, who officials have not identified, died at the hospital.
The case remains an active investigation, police said.
San Francisco had six homicides reported through Feb. 15 this year, an increase from the same time last year, according to city data.
This article originally published at S.F. police announce arrest in SoMa shooting homicide.