Watch CBS News

Man Fatally Shot Sitting In Parked Car In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A man was fatally shot while sitting in a parked car in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood on Friday night, police said Monday.

The shooting was reported at 7:01 p.m. Friday in the 100 block of Blythedale Avenue.

The victim, identified by the medical examiner's office as Shawnte Otis, 33, of San Francisco, was sitting in the car when two suspects approached and opened fire, police said.

Otis was hit by the gunfire and was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he died, according to police.

The suspects fled and had not been found as of Monday morning, police said.

Anyone with information about the shooting is encouraged to call the Police Department's homicide detail at (415) 553-1145 or the department's anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444, or send a tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" in the message.

(Copyright 2013 by CBS San Francisco and Bay City News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.