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Woman Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Man in San Francisco

Written by Bay City NewsPublished Feb. 17, 2023 • 12:17pm
San Francisco Police Department headquarters at 1245 Third St.| Dan McMenamin/BCN

A 33-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of the fatal shooting of a man Wednesday evening in San Francisco's Hunters Point neighborhood, police said.

Officers responded at 5:33 p.m. to a dispute reported in the first block of Northridge Road and arrived to find the 36-year-old victim, who was taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds and succumbed to his injuries there, according to police.

The man's name was not immediately available.

Investigators identified San Francisco resident Charmela Smith the shooting suspect and took her into custody. She was booked into jail on suspicion of homicide, inflicting corporal injury to a spouse or former spouse, assault with a firearm, and receiving stolen property, police said.

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