Crime & Safety

Fairfield Man Fatally Shot in San Francisco Neighborhood

Officers responded to San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood shortly before 5 a.m.

A man who was fatally shot in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood early Wednesday morning has been identified by the medical examiner's office as 22-year-old Fairfield resident Jeremy Buenaluz.

Officers responded at 4:53 a.m. to a report of shots fired near Third and Bryant streets, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said. They arrived to find Buenaluz suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he later died.

No arrests had been made in the case and no suspect information was immediately available this afternoon, police said.

Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to call the Police Department's homicide detail at (415) 553-1145.

People wishing to remain anonymous can call a tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" in the message.

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