On April 15, 2007, Lonnie Ross, a 41-year-old African American man, was struck by a vehicle in San Francisco’s Ocean View neighborhood and died of his injuries that evening at San Francisco General Hospital. The collision happened about 2:35 p.m. near the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Lobos Street, beside the Ocean View playground, which was closed for renovations. San Francisco police say a black car mounted the sidewalk and hit two pedestrians before fleeing; the other pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was released later that night.

Police classified the incident as a homicide and opened a search for the driver, but had not released a description of the suspect or vehicle. The motive for the vehicle mounting the sidewalk remained unclear. The killing came during a year when San Francisco recorded 98 homicides, with a noted increase in violence affecting neighborhoods including Ocean View. If anyone saw the crash or has information about the vehicle or driver, please come forward.