Mother tells Police Commission she has names of her son's killers, urges action

Venus Brown, speaking in public comment at the San Francisco Police Commission meeting, said she has repeatedly sought justice after her son's murder and asserted that officials already know the identities of those responsible.

"The DA know who killed her son, and the police know," Brown said, reading from material she said was in her son's case file. She told the commission she had been fighting for years and that the upcoming anniversary of the killing had left her without closure.

Brown said she had been given names she believes are the perpetrators and asked why they remain at large. She said she was not "pulling these out of a hat" and urged the commission to review the file and pursue the case. The commission acknowledged her comment and moved to the next speaker; no public record of a direct investigatory response, referral, or immediate follow-up from the commission was made on the record during the meeting.

Other public commenters later offered views both in support of law enforcement and about community outreach; one speaker praised increased officer presence and National Night Out events.

The commission did not announce any specific next steps in response to Brown's remarks during that meeting. The commission's rules read into the record note that during public comment commissioners and staff are not required to respond and should refrain from entering into debates with speakers.