Reward Offered for Omari Ford's death

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Crime Bulletin: 04-154
Murder Victim: $10,000 Reward
04-154 12/23/04

One man is dead, another is in critical condition and two other people are wounded following a rash of gun violence in San Francisco Saturday morning, according to police.

The fatal shooting happened near San Jose Avenue and Broad Street in the Oceanview District at 2:11 a.m., a spokesman said.

Police said two Visitacion Valley shootings within blocks of each other may be related. One person was shot and injured at 12:30 a.m. in the unit block of Castillo Street. Then at 10 a.m., two people were shot nearby at Visitacion Avenue and Rey Street. One man was in critical condition and a woman was wounded but in stable condition following that incident, according to police.

MURDER VICTIM

Omari Ford

The Office of the Mayor has authorized a $10,000 reward for information leading to identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Omari Ford which occurred on Saturday, October 30, 2004 at 2:10 AM in the area of San Jose Avenue and Broad Street in San Francisco. At the time that the incident happened, there were several person(s) on the street who were either with the victim or entering and exiting a nearby residence where there was a party.

It is believed that there may be person(s) who either witnessed the event or may have information otbtained from the suspects. We are urging any witnesses to come forward. The person(s) who committed this outrageous act must be caught and brought to justice. The viciousness and wanton disregard for the safety of others evidenced by this crime cannot be tolerated.

Persons with information or questions are urged to contact:
Inspectors Antonio L. Casillas or Thomas Walsh of the SFPD Homicide Detail

SFPD Homicide Detail: 415-553-1149
415-553-9122
SFPD Operations Center: 415-553-1071
SFPD Anonymous Tip Line: 415-575-4444

SFPD CASE # 040 240 570
 
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Oceanview killings prompt cop call
By Alison Soltau | Staff Writer
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Reeling from a recent spate of homicides and a gruesome driveby shooting at a gas station, residents of the Oceanview district rallied Thursday to demand more policein their neighborhood.

After the murder of teacher's aide Omari Ford, 23, some 20 residents called for foot and car patrols of trouble spots such as San Jose Avenue and Broad Street.

"We need those beat cops and we need a presence," said Richard Hopson, a member of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, which organized the rally.

The largely working-class Oceanview-Merced Heights-Ingleside neighborhoods, in The City's southwestern corner east of San Francisco State University, have struggled with violence and occasional gang warfare.

Residents met with Taraval police district Captain Keith Sanford in August to request a cop to staff an office at 101 Broad St. It is a space a local group offered to cops in 2001 as a substation but is rarely occupied, Hopson said.

Police spokesman Dewayne Tully said that after meeting with residents, Sanford planned to devote seven police officers to foot patrols across the district.

On Oct. 27, he directed a beat cop to patrol Ocean Avenue and make daily stops at 101 Broad St., Tully said.

The neighborhood has seen a series of violent events over the past two months. An unknown assailant gunned down and killed Ford, a former Visitacion Valley Middle School teacher, at San Jose Avenue and Broad Street at 2 a.m. a week ago Saturday.

On Oct. 20, a 38-year-old father of two was the victim of a driveby shooting on 19th Avenue. The man is fighting for his life in the hospital, said his aunt, Cathy, who declined to give her last name.

"This area is changing. It's so scary that I don't go out at night and I don't let my grandchildren out in the daytime," she said.

On Oct. 11, Angelo Johnson, a 19-year-old Skyline College student, was shot and killed at the corner of Randolph and Head streets around 9 p.m. His killer is also still at large.
 
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