By Richard Ivanhoe, HANC Board

As you may remember, there was a shooting on February 8, 2020 at Haight and Ashbury.  A few weeks later, on February 24, two pedestrians were injured in a vehicle hit-and-run.  The victims in both incidents were homeless or formerly homeless individuals.

There were community meetings about the shooting at the Bindery on February 18 and later that same week at the Park Branch Library.  HANC was planning to discuss both incidents at our March, 2020 meeting, but the earliest response to the Covid-19 pandemic was to limit or prohibit gatherings, and the meeting was canceled.

Lack of Information

We still do not have much information about the shooting.  What we do know is that the suspect was an off-duty FBI officer who appeared intoxicated to eyewitnesses.  He was taken to Park Station and released.  The San Francisco Police Department is required to release information when there is an officer-involved shooting, but the FBI has no such requirement, and, as far as we know, has not released any information about the shooting.  We will continue to ask about the incident, and will report any information we discover.

The driver of the hit-and-run vehicle was arrested and identified shortly after the incident when he collided with a marked patrol car.  Case Estorco has been charged with various felonies –- attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, hit and run, aggravated battery, and assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer,-- and additional misdemeanors – hit and run (property damage), resisting arrest, and vandalism.  The next court hearing is on January 11, and is likely for the purpose of setting a trial date.

Next month will be the one-year anniversary of both incidents.  We plan to provide updates at our February meeting.