Richard Figueroa was 17 when he was shot and killed on May 19, 2007, in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. He was walking in the area when gunfire struck him, and he died from his wounds. The neighborhood’s high levels of gun violence framed investigators’ early thinking, and authorities said the shooting might be connected to ongoing street violence; initial reports did not establish a clear motive.

No immediate arrests were made and the San Francisco Police Department continued to investigate while Figueroa’s family called for justice and for safer streets. If anyone was in the Tenderloin on May 19, 2007 and saw something that could help the investigation, please come forward with any information.