2 men killed in San Francisco daytime shooting near playground identified

Two men died after being shot in San Francisco and two others were wounded in gunfire Sunday afternoon near a playground. A visitor to the memorial for the two men, who have now been identified, told KTVU the men were playing basketball, and suspects the shooting may have been an ambush.
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[@MZ-rn3xq]

It will only get worse. No law no consequences.

[@GunsAndGrenache]

The predictable result of years voting leftist pro-crime Democrats. Delusional thinking on a large scale leads to bad judgements/decisions and now, behold the real-world consequences of repeatedly voting stupidly.

[@MZ-rn3xq]

@@GunsAndGrenache 100% correct sir!

[@johnjacobsen1915]

Celebrate America! The Empire of Lies!

[@MZ-rn3xq]

@@johnjacobsen1915 still one of the best empires of the world! 🇺🇸

[@johnjacobsen1915]

@@MZ-rn3xq you're a fool

[@MrErichonda30]

Chesa bouidin in already planning on how to drop the charges.

[@conndapierce5869]

Thank you for praying with the victims. Fellow christian here.

[@fvceit]

Thank you for saying this. I was killed. I was my mother's youngest child and only son. Your kind words mean so much.

[@Zodqueen]

I’m not surprised. That is were I got robbed

[@jasjas7232]

Even the female news reporter was like just another day in the bay not surprised at all,

[@timexchen]

Was that somewhat a smile on her face? Made me nervous though

[@rcnightlife9611]

California is starting to be like Chicago and New York.

[@youonlyliveonce2556]

Worse , in New York the high rate of crime concentrates in NYC , and in Illinois is only in Chicago , In California is everywhere

[@ron4501]

Of course there are no shootings in Republican states. Actually, there are more shooting crimes in GOP states than Dem states so get your stats right.

[@thuandao4243]

Common denominator = lawless commiecrats cities soft stance on criminals ...they almost emptied out jails released thousands criminals out 2020 due to cv , no surprise.

[@ricorojo81]

Starting to be? California always been the wild west. Its actually not as bad as it used to be in the 80's and 90's

[@GunsAndGrenache]

cities and states go the way they vote. Liberal democrats get the representatives they voted for = soft-on-crime DAs, mayors, state attorneys, governors.

[@ChlGamlz]

wow my grandma is on the news! btw rip to the 2 men that died may they rest in peace

[@nikolas_schreck]

Good thing she is safe.

[@ChlGamlz]

@@nikolas_schreck yea

[@nikolas_schreck]

@@ChlGamlz 😎

[@pololol787]

@@ChlGamlz she always says hi to me when i go to that cornerstore

[@fvceit]

I was killed; SF "leaders" are failing to keep criminals off the streets. Thank you for your kind words.

[@propblast82nd]

Try going after criminals instead of law abiding gun owners for a change.

[@GunsAndGrenache]

exactly

[@evilfingers4302]

What if the shooter is a law abiding gun owner, then what's next sherlock?

[@propblast82nd]

@@rubytuesday4379 Lmao surely you’re a Democrat that knows zero about firearms.

[@fvceit]

Thank you for saying this. I was killed and Supervisor Safai took advantage of this painful moment to push his irresponsible, anti-American, anti 2nd-Amendment agenda. SF laws and "leaders" protect criminals, not law-abiding citizens.

[@EKSKE]

Blessings to the families & the woman who prayed with the victims. 🙏

[@johancanul3273]

Yet NO CONSEQUENCES for this.

[@neverwantedtotalk1487]

It’s funky in the city rn gotta be smoove n keep pole !!!

[@Unknown-uk7nk]

Fosho, po po datz a no no, keep a heat on the lo lo

[@AlisuhBruhh]

Sac shooting on Sunday, now San Fran…❤️‍🩹 praying for these families.

[@Screenwriting]

Oh my goodness, so surprising!

[@louf7178]

"Broad daylight" hasn't been appauling for a long time.

[@ArchAngel900]

I bet the shooters parents don’t give them attention or have problems and take it out on random people

[@moneymarc7909]

RIP Ksmigz 🕊

[@nicolekaye1236]

RIP 🙏

[@leoblazer74]

"So far no description of the suspects" And there won't be, against the self imposed media rules

[@MrBurns-tf4if]

no description is a description. Media played themselves. Now they have no credibility.

[@ltdc426]

No description of suspects CLEARLY means they weren't white.

[@bobhope3716]

Get ready for more folks. This is what happens when you raise kids under gangster rap/ hip hop and fail to create consequences for violent criminals.

[@mendoblendo321]

Democrats/liberals here won't punish or do shit on crime

[@bobhope3716]

@@mendoblendo321 I know it. The liberal agenda calls for violent criminals to be paroled back out on the streets in order to maintain racial equity in the prison population. And if you're openly honest about which demographic commits crimes most often they'll call you" racist" . America needs to stop being afraid of the word "racist".

[@db-rc5fr]

@@mendoblendo321 They certainly embrace criminals and crime.

[@rolandomota7771]

pretty naive comment. Gang culture in california is deeper then music the latter came afterwards

[@bobhope3716]

@@rolandomota7771 Not at all naive. There has never been as much gang activity as there is today.All these young gangsters are emulating the role models they see in gangster rap/ hip hop videos. Anyone with half a brain can see this.

[@mike813333]

This country is going down!!!

[@BayAreaWrecker]

*state

[@AnthonyHernandez-je1tx]

It’s happening everywhere. I’m in Seattle. I hear about a shooting in King County about every day.

[@davidgribble263]

You should say these democrap cities are out of control !!!!!

[@se7enzee444]

FACT! US keeps on spending $$$ outside of the US like sending billion dollars worth of weapons and aids to Ukraine instead of investing on Americans and its infrastructure. We have lost to China.

[@McRemmyBaby]

World

[@lewjames6688]

That's what happens when you vote yourself in a Social Justice District Attorney.

[@sneat2028]

Shootings/murder happen in every state, red and blue.

[@NoahBodze]

@@sneat2028 Blue parts if red states. Louisiana is red, but it’s the blackest state by percentage. Shootings happen in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Those are blue areas, but better defined as BLACK areas. Who commits 2/3 of all homicides while only constituting 1/8 the population?

[@markgideon23]

been a daly city resident for roughly 25 years and never such crimes over occurred

[@kheemirbioch6413]

Marc. There was a crime committed last week against a senior😂

[@Smoker-xv1cq]

Wtf i use to play basketball out there 💯🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Smoker-xv1cq]

@@psst...heyyou6508 yea i can lol thts was back then in high skoo days

[@arnoldapostol8216]

What has happened to our neighborhoods! Truly heart breaking!

[@johnjacobsen1915]

u dont know???? LOL

[@captng]

😂😂it is happening because nobody tells them they can't

[@723lion]

welcome to London Greeds town

[@solanumlaxum4590]

It's more than greed she's got a thug life brother in jail she wants free.

[@MrErichonda30]

No description of suspects 🙈

[@mistrjt9213]

Even if there were no witnesses, I know there are tons of doorbell cams around there.

[@Heart2HeartBooks]

Don't need one. It's the Usual Suspects.

[@bobhope3716]

Don't need one. It's probably the usual suspects. And they probably have a long history of violent crime.

[@Censorshipsucks]

Boudin isn't even trying anymore.

[@NoahBodze]

@@Censorshipsucks Boudin is an agent of the electorate. You know if it wasn’t him, it would be someone like him, right? Problems don’t always start at the head.

[@StickysituationTV]

Rip ksmigz 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@johnmontoya6120]

The streets already know the truth !! 😡

[@andrewbochicchio2232]

We all know from the broadcast earlier when they refuse to admit what the suspect look like that they arrested. We can probably guess that most of the people shot look like that too

[@mobbinkorrectly]

You mean to Latin kids because that who was shot 🫤

[@rolandomota7771]

sounds like a typical gang hit to me. They dont just target random people

[@jwill3434]

@@rolandomota7771 it is

[@Epicface888chu]

There’s cameras everywhere.

[@meismax]

No cameras anywhere in the Bay Area. Criminals rarely get caught.

[@pabloamericano4930]

But California has the strictest guns laws! How could this be?

[@JuanGonzalez-mv5zl]

5 year olds can get guns in these streets. stop it

[@pabloamericano4930]

@@JuanGonzalez-mv5zl wow that’s impressive. Where does a 5 year old get the money? Or communicate with the dealer? Via nanny cam? Or secret baby talk? Gosh, I’m 38 and wouldn’t even know this first step to buying a gun illegally.

[@kevina5151]

Let’s keep London breed and newsom in office🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@se7enzee444]

Yup, They will be promoted to Governor and President.

[@nicolekaye1236]

Damn Ksmigz was young and sad to see this how he went out. R.i.P Ksmigz 👑

[@hoapres]

I was going to commit a drive by shooting but found out as a convicted felon that I wasn't allowed to own firearms so I turned myself into the police.

[@NoahBodze]

This shouldn’t be funny, but what else can you do?

[@se7enzee444]

Drive-by shooting is the M.O. of the previous generation.

[@fvceit]

THIS HAPPENED AT THE PLAYGROUND. Supervisor Safai immediately went into damage control mode: using blatant misdirection to downplay the city’s most dangerous and permissive attitudes by claiming that the shooting did not happen in the park. SF laws protect criminals, not law-abiding citizens.

[@a.g.g9995]

If it’s illegal in California, how did this happen??

[@philiphorner31]

No description so you know.

[@rc7fiddy]

Who put that Gatorade bottle with those candles 😂

[@yourlogicalnightmare1014]

How come these things always happen in "broad daylight" but never in "broad darkness"

[@NoahBodze]

I like that you understand that language is the battlefield, too.

[@rolandomota7771]

i guess its a false stereotype that only bad things happen at night. A point for us night owls

[@GET-OUT-OF-LIFE-ALIVE]

hey everybody lets blame the gun that jumped up into their hand and pulled its own trigger....

[@rust-0hspray156]

But if California let us hold firearms think how many parents at the playground would be packing their strap ,people would second guess about shooting people in public

[@junaidisalam5718]

greatest country in the world, they say... Non Stop Stab bing, Random Shoo ting, Mass Shoo ting, School Shoo ting, Road Rage Shoo ting, Smash and Grab Looting, Homelessness, Carjacking, they've got it all...

[@jimmalley]

You could say the same for Islam

[@Funventure825]

The only people who say this is the greatest country in the world is in this country. That would be like someone saying they are the greatest person in the world.

[@godslove123]

Rest in Paradise 💙🙏🏼

[@fvceit]

Thank you, and God bless you.

[@BayAreaWrecker]

Gun control means using both hands on the gun 🤣

[@2NDCBT]

Maybe they filed for the proper paperwork to own them! Lol! The law is backwards here in SF. Felons can own firearms. Non-felons can't!

[@leoblazer74]

Compliments of the community that blame everyone else.

[@almightyprime162]

I wouldn’t make assumptions but this was Hispanic beef not that it matters it’s too bad either way, but why got out your way to bring up black people?

[@sfsdbincali]

@they don't matter If there is zero accountability in the black community, how the hell do you explain mass Incarceration or black populations behind bars Dumbazz?

[@sfsdbincali]

@they don't matter You don't matter.

[@MosesOnAcid]

I understand candles, but a bottle of Gatorade?

[@kendrickmelendez8185]

“It’s crazy cause my brudda gone”

[@kat8838]

What a waste paying for police when cameras are much more effective and cheaper.

[@amosandy8924]

That's why I carry a trauma bag in my trunk. I recommend everyone have one it comes in handy.

[@shirlenapatterson3306]

Suppose to have camera's at a playground wth😳😒

[@t10claytempered16]

Oh so mindless. Condolences and prayers to all. Those holes look like a large Caliber, maybe a 30c or 276 cal being used is really nuts and hint of a gang ambush. Geez, that would be a surprise. Find them soon and stay safe SFPD.

[@elementsk8erq]

You have no idea what your talking about. 276?! In the video one of the rounds couldn’t even penetrate the metal fence post

[@kellyduffey9066]

That should be 7.62 mm full metal jacket.

[@elementsk8erq]

@@kellyduffey9066 7.62 is would do a lot more damage than what was portrayed in the video.

[@cali2468]

@@elementsk8erq No, that looks about right for an AK. A lot of these street guys have Draco's.

[@elementsk8erq]

@@cali2468 when I shoot my 7.62x39 it does far more damage than what’s portrayed. And this is with crappy tulammo steal cases ammo. That’s is not damage from an Ak

[@oaklandish5104]

They got the video catching the shooting and bruh was hollering then they shut him up wit more bullets unfortunately mannn ripKsmigs

[@Fuh-Qu]

I did the sprinkler system on that school a few years ago

[@lauralewis1290]

😪🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽Stop the Violence, Please?!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@peterconnor4193]

The police love not giving descriptions

[@NoahBodze]

The media. The media love it.

[@rolandomota7771]

mmm donuts

[@msdweldingfabrication7051]

It got taken out in cold fashion they must have been some cold dudes

[@jersey94133]

Don’t worry. If the shooters get caught, our idiot DA will probably council them on their troubled childhood, recommend they see an art therapist and release them without bail. Happens all the time. We here in SF must bounce this DA in June! And no, I am not a Republican.

[@rust-0hspray156]

So if you guys keep saying the da keeps releasing people then who's in the jail ?

[@doncourtreporter]

@@rust-0hspray156 The Jan 6 patriots.

[@jivekjiggaski2993]

@@rust-0hspray156 🤷🏽‍♂️.

[@JESUSLifeMATTERS]

These gang members are out of control!! Those Demons are everywhere and are becoming more shameless 😡

[@nikolas_schreck]

It's the music brainwashing the youth, the devil's death music everyone wants to be a thug/gangster. It doesn't mater what race you are it's coming to destroy your minds.

[@fvceit]

I was killed; criminals have been empowered by SF and its "leaders".

[@quippy8402]

These seem to never stop. 19k/year gun related homicides is roughly 52/day. That excludes gun-related suicides and that number alone is even higher. I suppose it is just a matter of whether we are made aware of them or not. I am very disappointed that this country does not seem to want to solve this problem.

[@duanescot]

Of course they don't want to solve the problem, its their excuse to push far left gun control/confiscation agendas, its been this way for decades now....

[@quippy8402]

@@duanescot Mischaracterizations by giving some bad labels to others who happen to have a different political opinions won't ever get any problem solved, and perhaps is an excuse by itself and only show one's unwillingness to compromise and indifferences to the tragedies while living in a society with inherent different people with different opinions. Like in Switzerland, heavy regulations do not imply confiscation but they are known to help much reducing gun violence problems.

[@duanescot]

@@quippy8402 Sorry, in this case, you are wrong, I've watched this particular debate for 32 years now, everything i stated above is absolutely correct. Compromise? Its all we gun owners have done for decades, enough is enough, gun control advocates have nothing but malicious intent, you cannot reason or work with these people, end of story.. If you have similiar or MORE experience than I in this particular debate, im more than happy to hear your argument, but Ive done nothing but try to reason with these agenda driven lunatics and they have proven to be bad actors without exception..They are literal psychopaths who want to burn it all down, so that they can rule over the ashes, as the old idiom goes..

[@quippy8402]

@@duanescot If you have not tried, flip the role of the subjects in your reply (i.e. replace "gun owners" with "non-gun owners", "gun control advocates" with "those who are against gun control", etc.). What you said seems to start to sound right for many people.

[@hod_babyboy2857]

@@quippy8402 lmao you are definitely not from here and if you are from here thats a disgrace to Americans and American believes criminals will always get guns period I've been there done that sold to mayor police and alot of other individuals drugs guns that can be bought anywhere in the hood money 💰 talks bullshit walks 🚶‍♂️I've seen my fair share gangs when killings happened all the gangs came together cause they got family and introduced this block your block and boost mobile was amazing bleep bleep OG will know we made double the money the problem is this day in age is about killings we made more money that we sat here and took care of our city thats a true gang if you faithful to your hood they help you and help you out most leaders not all criminals bad they just trying to feed there family now days its different I've never seen more craziness In 20 years than now in the hood

[@Vostro123]

Giving the worsening crime situation in SF, why the hell city does not install surveillance cameras on every intersection?! City government just don’t want to to do anything to combat crime…

[@czrs85]

We had 6 killed last night in near Waco texas

[@redkitten7046]

Maybe we just need constitutional carry 🤔

[@posseruthless7096]

If people in the comments say this is a decent neighborhood and they where playing basketball. Shooter was probably playing basketball with them and got into a fight ,

[@matt7iron]

Those 2 survivors know who the shooters are but ain't talking, young bloooods Die Hard

[@cyrusmallare6875]

DA isn’t gonna do sh1t

[@fvceit]

I was killed, and I'm looking to change that...

[@sneat2028]

This is a decent area in San Francisco, I'm surprised this happened in that area. It would not surprise me if the people involved are not from that area. In many cases these types of criminals are not even from San Francisco.

[@VincentWilliams007]

When I heard them they say Crocker Amazon, I was like, what?! That's a fairly good neighborhood. Shocking. RIP Guys.

[@sneat2028]

@@VincentWilliams007 Yeah, this is surprising.

[@streettravelxxi]

i mean the hood is 5 min from there so its not super good i grew up playing soccer there and ive heard gunshots multiple times near that park

[@sneat2028]

@@streettravelxxi 😂😂😂 *no,* the hood isn't 5 mins from there. In fact, the Bayview which is the rough area in San Francisco, is about 4 miles away, with city driving that can be 20 mins. You don't know what you mean.

[@streettravelxxi]

@@sneat2028 Ur either not from the city or you dont about the shit that goes on but ur wrong Bayview is not the closest hood to Crocker amazon/excelsior its actually the Sunnydale housing projects which is literally down the hill from Crocker park. Its the biggest housing project in the Bay and it has a very violent history and yes its less than 5 minute drive from Crocker

[@kheemirbioch6413]

Klling in SF…. Meh’

[@JamesRamos400]

Rip ksmigz 🕊

[@mikel4690]

Bay View/Hunters Point? Yeah well you guess the story ... the gifts from the "community" just keep coming. They pulled another one in Sac too. Btw shooter was seen having dinner with Chesa Boudin last night for the Off-You-Go sendoff.

[@ronron461]

It wasn't in Hunters Point stupid. It was in the Excelsior!

[@user-jb3zd3jp5g]

That's not bayview-hunters point

[@sneat2028]

This isn't near Bayview Hunters point. I don't know why some people who are not from San Francisco bother posting comments on videos like this.

[@se7enzee444]

@@sneat2028 True. But SF isn't only 7x7 mile.

[@sneat2028]

@@se7enzee444 San Francisco is close to 49 square miles, that is a decent sized city. There are folks who actually believe the city is only 14 square miles. The hills are what makes a difference too.

[@latonyanewt1607]

We are in a spiritual warfare. God is trying to tell us something 🙏🙏🙏

[@IM_A_RAClST_FRAUD_AND_RAPlST]

Maybe giving everybody easy access to guns wasn't such a great idea.

[@bobhope3716]

Guns aren't the problem. Take your left wing BS and flush it right down the toilet. People , and the fact there are no consequences for criminals are the problem.

[@Skyy_415]

Wrong again

[@keithsy75]

Isn;t Gavin Newsome lovely?

[@monkeyking-self-proclaimed7050]

Praying? Seriously?

[@2hollywooda472]

4Eva Smigz💙❤️

[@thebigbull9995]

What has happened in US . Its becoming more worse than thrid world countries

[@presto5006]

Automatic weapons? 🤔 This lady has no idea what she's talking about. RIP to those youngsters.

[@itzAcoldWorld]

The bay area is flooded with glock switches rn

[@presto5006]

@@itzAcoldWorld oh damn.

[@fvceit]

Thank you; I was killed. God bless you and your loved ones.

[@davidthebestone]

Only in the US of A.

[@hoapres]

This can't happen in SF. Criminals aren't allowed to have guns.

[@2NDCBT]

The law is backwards here in SF. Criminals can own firearms, non-criminals can't. Where have you been hiding? Lol.

[@hoapres]

@@2NDCBT You mean criminals own gun. Who would have thought ? :-)

[@fvceit]

I was killed by the same criminals SF "leaders" have empowered with their permissive laws.

[@vivianlang9738]

❤🙏❤

[@JuanGonzalez-mv5zl]

rip migz

[@Hotlooksamerica]

Damn they don’t know nothin bout nothin. So far all we know is: “they got away in a vehicle”

[@almightyprime162]

It’s they having the video of the shooters getting back in the get away car I just watched it

[@Me97202]

Yes. More candles. More thoughts and prayers. That will help. 🙄

[@Smoker-xv1cq]

Damn its grimey in frisco smh another bodie drop on friday now yesterday smh

[@yeliii._]

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst 🙏🏽🇮🇱

[@NoahBodze]

How are you an adult and can’t write a cogent sentence?

[@yeliii._]

@@NoahBodze to each their own.

[@NoahBodze]

@@yeliii._ That’s not how language works. Language emulates if it’s “to each their own.” I should not have to explain this to you.

[@yeliii._]

@@NoahBodze In regards to free will. Take care.

[@feeknews8772]

Welcome coming South Africa! Thanks Democrat! Thanks Obm , Biden and judge Jackson!

[@NoahBodze]

Why go international? This is Detroitification. A racial colonization of a once-prosperous city.

[@Smoker-xv1cq]

Man fr tht park is peaceful now this shit happen smh🤦🏽‍♂️💯memories smoking out there

[@RoofinDanRHODEISLAND]

Who is selling the guns over there ? The guns have a registration, and a safety lock . Case closed

[@kev-larscuba2323]

definitely it was an automatic? I know the difference between semi auto walking the trigger and full auto? Do you know anything about guns at all? Nothing is definite except change Because change is the only constant

[@user-oq8hw8lo1k]

Black women sure know how to run a city. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@mekaelvinson4409]

go say that to white women who is the governer in other cites and crime still happens, make it make sense

[@joejittsu2927]

SAN FRANPSYCHO!!!

[@timc46440]

Oh no! Anyway..

[@meismax]

I thought automatic guns were illegal in California?? How could the criminals have ever got their hands on them?!?!?!

[@Moonlight-ew5zx]

Wow can't be God children doin this

[@abdulbakheit8573]

Rip ksmigs

[@jcZo23]

What would America be like crime wise without the 13/50?

[@anderander5662]

Amish?

[@Dpol85]

.45

[@phatluong7573]

1001 ways to death. SF city is 1st place.

[@nameurchannel7049]

Ac park….. nik

[@emmanuelhernandez5173]

Drug dealers

[@iamzuckerburger]

Guns are so fucking cool

[@RechtmanDon]

We truly are "...for the land of the free, and the home of the dead." We gotta get rid of the guns!

[@Heart2HeartBooks]

Why don't you come and try to take mine? And if your mother can get off from her brothel job you can bring her too.

[@RechtmanDon]

@@Heart2HeartBooks When enough Australian and New Zealand citizens grew tired of gun deaths, they implemented successful policies that resulted in the peaceful elimination of guns. Their police and military still have guns, and use them as last resorts. The majority of U.S. citizens have also grown wary of gun deaths, and the massive U.S. personal gun arsenal is in the hands of less than 45% of the people. When the 2nd is repealed, with the exception of you and a few of your friends and criminals, guns will be removed from circulation peacefully.

[@bobhope3716]

No: We need to get rid of people like you for not being able to to put your finger on the real problem. People like you prevent America from handling the violent crime problem the way it should be handled.

[@McRemmyBaby]

Last days, we won’t see 2025, I’ve known this since 2018, actually said it on my Kobe video before Covid, watch it… I’m woke