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.