Chastity Dollison

Chastity Dollison was a caring 20-year-old African-American woman with plans for her future. She was working two jobs, at the San Francisco Conservation Corps and a halfway house in the Excelsior neighborhood, and was preparing to get her GED diploma in the month she was killed. Her mother, Brunette Dollison Vance, remembered her as a private but loving person who was well-liked by everyone. "She had all these plans," her mother recalled. "She wanted to do so many things. Everything was just snatched away in one night." Chastity was not a mean person, her mother said, and she couldn't understand why anyone would want to harm her, unless it was out of jealousy.

On the night of June 13, 2012, Chastity’s life was cut short in a sudden act of violence in San Francisco’s Silver Terrace neighborhood. Around 10:20 p.m., she was in her white, two-door Lexus with her 39-year-old father, Allen Vance, and a family friend. They were driving eastbound on Silver Avenue near Elmira Street when the car ran out of gas. Chastity had called home for a ride, and her father had gone to pick her up. While they sat in the disabled vehicle waiting for another family member to bring them fuel, one or more unknown individuals approached on foot and fired multiple shots into the car.

Chastity, who was in the driver's seat, was struck in the head, shoulder, and back. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:33 p.m. Her father, Allen, was in the front passenger seat and was shot in the head. He was rushed to San Francisco General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and died at 2:07 a.m. the following morning. The family friend, who was visiting from out of state and sitting in the back seat, was also shot but survived the attack. He told police he ducked when the shooting started and did not get a good look at the assailant or assailants.

The San Francisco Police Department responded to the scene, but the shooter had already fled on foot. Homicide investigators, including Inspector Daniel Cunningham, canvassed the area and distributed flyers, but no witnesses came forward who saw the shooting, though some reported hearing the gunshots. The neighborhood, which was usually busy with activity on a nearby soccer field, was strangely quiet that night. There were no surveillance cameras in the area at the time, and a gun was never recovered. The killings were among 32 homicides in San Francisco that year.

The investigation into the double homicide has remained active but challenging. Police have explored several potential motives. One theory involved a "love triangle," as an investigator noted a woman had been trying to fight with Chastity over another girl, and this woman was considered a person of interest. However, another possibility was that the target was Chastity's father, who had a prison record. Chastity's mother acknowledged that her daughter had a couple of altercations with other girls but didn't believe it was anything that would lead to murder. The case remains a puzzle, with the primary challenge being the uncertainty of the motive.

Years have passed without an arrest, and the case is now considered cold. Chastity's mother continues to grieve the loss of her daughter and husband, grappling with the unanswered questions surrounding their deaths. The family and police are still hoping for a breakthrough that will bring justice for Chastity and Allen.

To encourage new leads, the San Francisco Police Department has steadily increased the reward for information. Initially set at $50,000, the reward was raised to $225,000 in June 2025 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person or persons responsible. The case remains open, and detectives continue to seek help from the public. Anyone with information, no matter how small it may seem, is urged to contact the SFPD Homicide Detail at (415) 553-9515 or the Department Operations Center at (415) 553-1071. Anonymous tips can be made to the SFPD Tip Line at (415) 575-4444 or by texting a tip to TIP411 and starting the message with "SFPD."