Two officers, Kenneth Cha and Chris Samayoa, were charged with homicide in 2021 by then-District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Even more was given to those injured by police, and there may be more payments of undisclosed amounts not included in this total. And, since 2000, the city has paid out more than $7 million in civil cases and out-of-court settlements. Lawsuits were brought against the city by the families of the deceased in at least 15 cases. In four cases, the remains of the deceased were not claimed by family, and they were cremated by the city of San Francisco. In 24 cases, we have not yet found photographs of the deceased. Black people make up around 5 percent of the city, but 30 percent of fatal police shootings. Victims were disproportionately young, and likely to be either Black or Latinx. Since 2000, the people who have been shot were overwhelmingly male we found only three women against 57 men. Previous analyses by KQED and the San Francisco Chronicle looked at police shootings over shorter periods, and found that mental illness was a factor in 58 and 60 percent of cases, respectively. Many more were acting erratically at the time, or had indicated that they were suicidal. We found that at least 38 percent of people who were shot reportedly had a history of mental illness. Mental illness also appears to be a huge factor in shooting risk. This means that law enforcement have shot and killed homeless people at a rate at least 15 times higher than the overall population. If the city’s latest count is accurate, then homeless people make up less than 1 percent of the city’s total population. DemographicsĪt least 13 percent of people shot and killed by police in San Francisco were homeless. The circumstances that surround each police shooting in the city are unique, but some trends have emerged nonetheless. Use the details option to filter by keyword, such as “knife” or “mental illness.”ĭescriptions of events were sourced from police reports, District Attorney accounts, media articles, and witness accounts. You can use the search bar to filter the shootings by name, neighborhood or date. Click on the pictures below to read the stories of each one. Since 2000, some 60 people have been shot and killed by police in San Francisco. Their deaths were the latest in a line that stretches back decades. After ten minutes of frantic orders from police, MacFhionghain appeared to push the knife downwards.Īt least four officers opened fire, killing both men. When they arrived, they found MacFhionghain sitting on top of Mendoza, holding a knife above his head. San Francisco police officers were called to separate the two brawling homeless men. It has been five months since police officers killed Michael MacFhionghain and Rafael Mendoza in the dirt beneath the I-280 overpass. First published October 2022 updated July 2023.
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