Lorenzo Gaines, 33, was shot and killed on August 16, 2021, in San Francisco’s Portola District. He was found early that morning on San Bruno Avenue with a gunshot wound, taken to a nearby hospital, and died shortly after arrival; the San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Office attributed his death to a fatal gunshot wound.

Police identified a suspect and on August 25, 2021 arrested 20-year-old Deandre Reid in Emeryville on suspicion of murder. Reid was booked into the San Francisco County Jail and held without bail as the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office prepared charges. Authorities asked the public for any additional information to aid the investigation.

Gaines’s death highlighted concerns about gun violence in the neighborhood and prompted community discussion about safety and justice. Does anyone have information about that early-morning shooting on San Bruno Avenue or knew Lorenzo Gaines?