The Brief<\/p>\n
A stray bullet struck a 35-year-old man inside his home, causing serious injuries.<\/p>\n
The violence prompted renewed complaints about large weekend gatherings at Ocean Beach.<\/p>\n
SAN FRANCISCO – A 35-year-old man was seriously injured last Saturday night when a stray bullet flew through his street-facing home amid a series of street fights involving teenagers, authorities and neighbors said.<\/p>\n
What we know<\/p>\n
The shooting occurred shortly before 9 p.m. near Fulton Street and the Great Highway. Videos posted to social media showed 3 teens punching and pulling one person.<\/p>\n
Another clip showed multiple scuffles spilling into the street.<\/p>\n
Moments later, gunfire erupted, wounding four juveniles with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.<\/p>\n
A bullet struck a man, identified by loved ones as Nathan, after it flew through his glass balcony door. He had stepped toward the window to see what was happening outside, his loved ones said.<\/p>\n
The round hit him in the abdomen, costing him a kidney and part of his bowel. He remains hospitalized at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital after multiple surgeries.<\/p>\n
What they’re saying<\/p>\n
“There was a bloody mark where he knocked, and he knocked loudly,” said his neighbor Katherine McGonigle. “He was clutching his abdomen and he said I’ve been shot through my window and I need help.”<\/p>\n
McGonigle called 911, flagged down an SFPD officer and stayed with him until paramedics arrived.<\/p>\n
“I heard pops like pop, pop, pop, pop pop\u2026 but then I heard screaming, I heard a woman’s voice screaming and thought that’s different and then a couple minutes later there was a knock at our door,” she said.<\/p>\n
Nathan’s girlfriend did not want to be identified out of concern for her safety.<\/p>\n
“The bullet landed pretty close to his aorta and his spine, so we were pretty concerned about that, but he’s been up and moving and walking a lot, which we’re really grateful for,” she said. “I know it’s going to be a rough road ahead for sure, there’s fear as well.”<\/p>\n