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19-Year-Old Critically Hurt In San Francisco Bayview Shooting

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - A 19-year-old man was critically injured in a shooting in San Francisco's Alice Griffith public housing complex on Wednesday night, police said.

The shooting was reported at 10:13 p.m. in the first block of Nichols Way, in the Bayview District near Candlestick Park.

Police Officer Albie Esparza said the shooter walked up to the victim and shot him multiple times.

The victim suffered life-threatening gunshot wounds to his neck and abdomen and was taken to a hospital, Esparza said.

Two suspects were seen entering an abandoned building nearby after the shooting, and police searched the neighborhood but did not locate them, Esparza said.

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