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San Francisco Leaders Launch 24-Hour Ceasefire to Stem Homicide Surge

A youth nonprofit promoted the effort after the idea was credited to an incarcerated organizer.

Overview

  • The one-day truce, set for Friday, was unveiled by the mayor, police chief, district attorney, and sheriff alongside United Playaz.
  • City officials report 14 homicides so far this year, up from four at this point last year in what they called a crisis.
  • Hours after the call, a Mission District shooting at 18th and Mission left one person with life-threatening injuries, according to police.
  • Leaders say the response will center on school and neighborhood outreach to steer young people away from guns.
  • Police Chief Derrick Lew said arrests have been made in nearly every homicide case this year.