On the evening of April 1, 1974, in San Francisco, 19-year-old Thomas Rainwater, a white male Salvation Army cadet, and his companion, 21-year-old Linda Story were walking to a nearby market along Geary Street near Webster when an African American man approached from behind, produced a .32 caliber handgun, and fired four shots before fleeing. Rainwater was struck twice in the back and died at the scene; Story was also hit twice in the back and survived.

Two police officers arrived within 15 seconds and began a manhunt that was unsuccessful that night. .32 caliber shell casings were recovered, and authorities linked this attack to the series of racially targeted killings known as the Zebra murders, carried out in San Francisco in 1973–1974 by a group calling itself the Death Angels. Several individuals were later arrested and convicted in connection with the Zebra killings.

Does anyone have memories of that stretch of Geary Street in 1974 or information that could shed more light on the attack?