Man Opens Fire in San Francisco Hotel; Three Killed

AP ^ | June 28, 2003

[Mr. Mulliner]

Man Opens Fire in San Francisco Hotel; Three Killed
The Associated Press
Published: Jun 28, 2003

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A man opened fire in the lobby of a residential hotel Saturday, killing three people and critically wounding another, police said.

The shooting apparently followed an argument at the hotel, San Francisco police Sgt. Neville Gittens told KCBS radio. Details remained unclear, and the name of the hotel was not immediately known.

Two victims were pronounced dead at the scene and a third died at a hospital, Gittens said. A fourth victim was in critical condition.

The gunman, believed to be a resident at the hotel in the city's Tenderloin District, fled. Police closed nearby streets as they searched for him, Gittens said.

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[Imal]

Certainly, the Tenderloin has no need to import violence. Its reputation is celebrated in many a song, stanza and obituary column.

Still, you never know...

[xusafflyer]

Say goodbye to another chip on the 2nd ammendment rock. I'm sure some type of legislation will come from Sacramento to "prevent" this from happening again.

[Flash Bazbeaux]

My first post, although I registered more than a year ago.
I had just dropped my wife and in-laws off at Macy's and was trying to find a cross street that crossed Market, and wound up on the block of Turk where the shooting occurred. I was waiting at the red light on Turk at Taylor and had just finishing rolling up the passenger side window and locking the passenger side door, which my wife had left unsecured, when I heard about six evenly spaced shots. The people at the far end of the block ran toward my end, and some ducked down between the parked cars. That is not just the worst part of town, it is probably the worst block in that part of town.

[zarf]

Why would there be a shooting over drugs?

Are they easy to obtain yet expensive thereby creating obscene profit for he dealers due to the fact they're illegal?

Fancy that.

[Nick Danger]

295.30

[yankeedame]

You just don't get it. It's not the gun or the drugs...it's the manufacturer of the shelf. If the shelf-maker (probably owned by some rich guy) had not made a shelf that allowed drugs on it ...this would have never happened. The shelf-maker should be sued and made to pay, and required to put warning labels, and smart pill technology on all their products.

Oh, yeah? Well,well, what about the hardware used to hang the shelf,hum?? I mean, that shelf isn't staying up there on the wall all by itself. The hardware makers should share a big part of the responsibility. (/sarcasm)

[dighton]

"Residential Hotel" = FLOPHOUSE

Thanks, I suspected as much.

What do they call Skid Row nowadays?

[dighton]

295.30

DSM . . . what Roman numeral are they up to?

[Mr. Mulliner]

Hey, good time to make your first post. Thanks for the eye witness account.

Don't make it your last post.

[I got the rope]

Oh, yeah? Well,well, what about the hardware used to hang the shelf,hum?? I mean, that shelf isn't staying up there on the wall all by itself. The hardware makers should share a big part of the responsibility. (/sarcasm)

Whoa...you understand to well Grasshopper. You must not be human. Tell me...are you a lawyer. LOL.

[mrobison]

Here's the deal: If God doesn't destroy San Francisco pretty soon, He's going to have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Pulitzer Prize (conservative equivalent) to you, FRiend!

[Thane_Banquo]

The gunman, believed to be a resident at the hotel in the city's Tenderloin District, fled

Only New Sodom would have a district named Tenderloin.

[freepatriot32]

wait shouldnt the title be gun hovers three feet off the ground all by itself and pulls its own trigger killing three ?

[ArmstedFragg]

That is not just the worst part of town, it is probably the worst block in that part of town.

I take it you haven't spent a lot of time in the Western Addition or Hunters Point, then?

[ArmstedFragg]

What do they call Skid Row nowadays?

Affordable Housing.

[Travis McGee]

You can bet that the gulity gun was kept on a shelf also! Sue the shelf company!

[MattAMiller]

Only New Sodom would have a district named Tenderloin.

I don't know about you but I just eat my steak.

[weegee]

What is it that you don't understand about the second ammendment?

Can you find a constitutional protection for getting f***ed up on drugs?

A "drug" is just a chemical. Some chemicals are useful in treating ailments, some just alter one's perceptions. Some are useful but can be dangerous in the wrong hands or if not administered in a controlled environment. Some are available over the counter, some require a "permission" slip from a doctor, and some are banned outright.