Domestic Violence Call Leads To Armed Man's Arrest In Pacifica: Police

PACIFICA, CA -- Police in Pacifica on Thursday arrested a San Francisco man in connection with several crimes including assault and possession of a firearm.

Eddie Hegwood, 21, of San Francisco, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a loaded firearm in a public place, possession of a concealed weapon, assault with a firearm on a person, inflicting corporal injury on a
spouse/cohabitant, making criminal threats, exhibiting a firearm and possession of stolen property.

On Thursday around 2:40 p.m., officers with the Pacifica Police Department responded to 200 Rockaway Beach Avenue on a report of a domestic violence incident.

The officers were notified the victim was assaulted, and the man responsible was at a bus stop along state Highway 1 at Fassler Avenue.

The victim told police the suspect, later identified as Hegwood, had a loaded firearm in his waistband.

Officers were able to detain Hegwood without incident and located a loaded semi-automatic handgun in his waistband, police said.

The victim was treated by paramedics at the scene and did not request further medical attention.

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--Bay City News