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Samantha Emge, 22, died after being shot, according to the city Medical Examiner’s Office. She was allegedly shot by 25-year-old Nation Wood, police said.
The shooting occurred around 10:45 p.m. in the 2200 block of 22nd Avenue. According to a preliminary investigation, the discharge of the gun may not have been intentional.
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Wood was booked into jail on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter.
Emge graduated from San Francisco State University and worked in interior design, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Wood also studied at San Francisco State University and worked in security, his LinkedIn profile says.
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, other city leaders, and members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce gathered in Chinatown on Thursday morning to bolster support for a new earthquake preparedness bond on the June ballot.
If approved by voters, the Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond — also known as Proposition A — would raise $535 million over the next 30 years that would finance the seismic retrofits of emergency service buildings, replace aging infrastructure, and fund an overhaul of the 110-year old Muni bus garage at Potrero Yard so public services in San Francisco remain operational after a major natural disaster.
Lurie pushed for residents to vote yes on Prop A in the upcoming election on June 2. He said it was important that the city take preventative actions to ensure first responders can effectively do their job following an earthquake, fire, or other type of city-wide disaster.
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The San Francisco Police Department welcomed three new horses into its ranks at a swearing-in ceremony Thursday at the Golden Gate Park stables.
The horses — Sutro, Cinco, and Ozzie — accepted oaths of office and were fashioned with official badges as the newest members of SFPD’s Mounted Patrol Unit.
“As we’re stepping into the 152nd year of the Mounted unit, the people and the horses remain strong and committed to continuing an important role to protect public safety and build a relationship within the community,” said Deputy Chief of Special Operations Jason Sawyer in a speech.
Sawyer read the speech on behalf of Chief Derrick Lew, who was unable to attend the ceremony.
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SFPD’s Mounted Unit was established in 1874, making it the second-oldest unit in the country. The horses can be seen patrolling areas such as Marina Green, the Palace of Fine Arts, China Basin, McLaren Park, Golden Gate Park, Castro Street, Union Square, and Japantown.
The California Highway Patrol on Thursday released more details about a crash that killed a motorcyclist on state Highway 4 in Brentwood a day earlier.
The crash was reported shortly after 12:45 a.m. Wednesday on westbound Highway 4 west of Sand Creek Road. Officers responded and determined a motorcyclist was heading west and rear-ended another vehicle, according to the CHP.
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The motorcyclist was ejected from the bike and landed in lanes of traffic, then was hit by other vehicles. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his name was not being released as of Thursday.
No one else was injured in the crash.
Multiple people died in a solo-vehicle crash in Stockton on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
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The crash was reported shortly before 3 p.m. in the area of Eight Mile Road and Mokelumne Circle. Police did not provide any other details about the crash besides that multiple occupants of the vehicle succumbed to their injuries.
Oakland police are asking for the public’s help finding a woman who has been missing since Wednesday afternoon.
Police say 52-year-old Amy Hillyard was last seen at about 2 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of Radnor Road in Oakland’s Cleveland Heights neighborhood south of Lake Merritt.
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Hillyard is described as white, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 120 pounds, with blond hair and hazel eyes.
She was last seen wearing a tan-colored top and tan pants.
She is considered to be at-risk because of medical conditions, police said.
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