Elijah Keyandre Bates, 19, was fatally shot on May 2, 2025, inside a home in the 3000 block of 26th Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. San Francisco Police officers responded just before 1 p.m.; paramedics pronounced Bates dead at the scene.

No suspect information or arrests were released immediately after the shooting. On May 7, 2025, San Francisco police, working with Novato police and the Marin County SWAT team, arrested 21-year-old Trayvon Williams at a residence on Alameda Del Prado in Novato; residents nearby were advised to stay indoors during the operation. Williams is being held on charges of murder and first-degree robbery. The investigation remains open and active.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the San Francisco Police Department. If anyone knew Elijah or was in the area that afternoon, does anything about the timeline or people involved stand out?