(KRON) – A suspect was arrested Sunday on murder charges from the homicide that occurred on Friday evening, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
At 7:13 p.m. on Friday, San Francisco police officers responded to the 1200 block of Mission Street for the report of a shooting. Police located a victim suffering from an “apparent” gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead.
San Francisco PD said officers located a subject matching the description provided at Civic Center BART station. Officers found a firearm on the suspect while detaining him. According to police, officers were informed the suspect chased the victim while firing multiple rounds at him.
The suspect was identified as 35-year-old Adam Masaed.
Masaed was booked into San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought and willful discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner.
Despite the arrest, the investigation is ongoing, according to San Francisco PD. Anyone with information is asked to contact SFPD at (415) 575-4444.
