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SFPD reports 22 homicides since Sept. 1; department outlines intensified investigations and community outreach

San Francisco Police Commission · October 15, 2008
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SFPD officials told the Police Commission the city saw 22 homicides since Sept. 1 and described stepped‑up investigative deployments, interagency teams and community outreach aimed at increasing witness cooperation and reducing violence.

San Francisco — San Francisco Police Department officials told the Police Commission on Oct. 15 that the city had experienced a sharp rise in homicides since Sept. 1 and described a suite of enforcement and community strategies intended to identify suspects and prevent further killings.

"We have an increase of 22 homicides," Commander Murphy said in a presentation to the commission, giving a victim breakdown and an account of how incidents were distributed across SFPD operational zones. He said 17 of the 22 recorded homicides involved firearms, three were stabbings, one was strangulation and one resulted from blunt‑force trauma. At the time of the presentation,…

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