Day’von Hann was 15 when he was shot and killed in the Mission District of San Francisco on July 8, 2019, near 24th and Capp Streets. He was active in the youth gun violence prevention program United Playaz and remembered by friends and family as kind, respectful and a community leader whose work aimed to keep young people away from trouble.

Investigators concluded Hann was mistakenly targeted in a gang-related shooting tied to a territorial dispute. Authorities say the suspected shooter, Fernando Madrigal, was a Norteños member who, with associates, confronted people that night asking where they were from. Madrigal was later identified with help from the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and arrested in August 2020; prosecutors linked social media videos of a rifle and ammunition to the case and indicted him in connection with Hann’s murder and other shootings.

Hann’s death prompted public remorse and renewed attention to youth violence prevention in the neighborhood. If anyone knew Day’von or has information about the events that night, please come forward.