One person was fatally shot in San Francisco’s Mission District on Thursday night, marking the city’s first homicide of 2026.
The San Francisco Police Department said officers responded to the area of 16th Street and San Bruno Avenue around 9:40 p.m. and found a victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Officers rendered aid, including CPR, and paramedics were called to the scene, but “despite the lifesaving efforts of first responders, the victim was declared deceased on scene,” the department said in a statement.
The fatal shooting is the first in the city this year, and comes weeks after police officials announced that San Francisco’s homicide rate hit a 70-year low in 2025.
Last year, the city recorded 28 homicides, a 20% year-over-year reduction. SFPD said its homicide detail was leading an investigation into the incident. Additional information about the identities of the victim or any suspects was not available on Friday morning.
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