It's no secret that UC Hastings isn't in the best part of San Francisco: The Tenderloin. I wasn't buying into the bad rep the place gets at first. After all, I just lived in DC for a year. There was plenty of crime there. The difference was mainly that the homeless are a bit more animated than usual around here.

Well, last night I was at a happy hour a few blocks away with some folks. As we were eating and imbibing, the few of us toward the front of the restaurant heard some popping noises. I didn't think much of it, but then our server ran to the door and locked it. After a minute or so we opened the door, and I ventured outside to see a guy laid out on the sidewalk a few doors down.

Paramedics and police were quick to respond. The man was shot in the neck and bleeding from the mouth. It's unclear whether or not he lived. Witnesses said the shooting appeared to be gang-related.

UPDATE

From the San Francisco Chronicle writeup:

Two people were shot about a block apart in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco on Friday night and were being treated for life-threatening injuries, police said.

The victims, who were unidentified, were found after officers heard gunshots about 6:30 p.m. in the vicinity of Larkin and Ellis streets.

One victim was shot in the face and back, the other in the chest and back. There were no arrests, no suspects and no apparent motive, authorities said.