Bayview police arrest suspect in shooting of 5-year old girl

BAYVIEW Station Special Announcement

BAYVIEW POLICE STATION-201 WILLIAMS ST, S.F. 94124. 415 671-2300

Captain Paul Chignell

October 13, 2011

CAPTAIN'S MESSAGE:

We are pleased to announce that Bayview Officers in conjunction with Violence Reduction Team Officers arrested a suspect in the September 20, 2011 shooting of a five (5) year old girl at 3^rd and Palou Streets.

In the incident the victim was walking home from school with her sister and father. Gunfire erupted and the victim was struck with a single non-life threatening bullet to her leg.

Through investigative leads, video surveillance and community assistance, the Police Department was able to identify a suspect.

This arrest was made yesterday at 4:00 pm at Kirkwood and Mendell. A number of individuals ran from the officers but were captured, including the suspect wanted in the shooting. The officers also confiscated a loaded semi-automatic pistol in conjunction with the arrest.

Bayview officers have been searching for the suspect in the shooting since September 20^th. This arrest was the culmination of excellent investigative work.

The suspect's name is being withheld due to the fact that he is a juvenile. Taken into custody was a 16 year old male who is a San Francisco resident. He was booked for three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, using a firearm in the commission of a felony, inflicting great bodily injury in the commission of a felony, carrying a loaded firearm, inflicting great bodily injury on a victim five years old or younger and possessing a firearm concealable without registration. The suspect was booked at the Juvenile Justice Center.

We are committed to bring to justice individuals who commit violence in the Bayview community and to remove firearms from the streets.

That work shall continue.