San Francisco security guard arrested on suspicion of murder in shooting death of woman
The San Francisco Police Department said a theft occurred during the deadly shooting
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A San Francisco security guard has been arrested for the shooting death of a woman during a theft, police said Friday.
The coroner identified the victim as 24-year-old Chynna Brown, FOX San Francisco reported. The shooting occurred near the 800 block of Market Street on Thursday in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood, an area plagued by open-air drug use and crime.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Officers responded and requested medics to the scene after finding Brown with a gunshot wound. She was rushed to a hospital but later died.
A San Francisco police vehicle in the area where a security guard allegedly shot and killed a woman on Thursday. (Fox San Francisco)
"The preliminary investigation discovered that during this incident a theft occurred," the San Francisco Police Department said in a news release.
Investigators identified Michael Earl-Wayne, 33, as a suspect and arrested him on suspicion of murder. The police said Earl-Wayne "was working in the capacity as a private security guard" at the time of the shooting.
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Authorities have not released many details about what led to the gunfire.