A 28-year-old man has been charged with murder for allegedly carrying out a deadly shooting from the back of a city bus in San Francisco.
According to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, the man, Jose Adrian Flores Garcia of San Francisco, was riding a Muni bus on June 18 around 11 p.m. when his victim and two of her friends boarded the bus. The trio later got off at Mission Street and Silver Avenue and Flores Garcia remained on board the bus, the District Attorney's Office said in a news release Tuesday.
After the trio got off the bus, prosecutors say, Flores Garcia opened a bus window, stuck his arm out and shot the victim. He then allegedly yelled at the bus driver to get away from the scene.
When San Francisco police arrived, they found the unarmed victim, who later died from his injuries, according to the district attorney's office. The San Francisco medical examiner's office identified the victim as Alex Fernando Torres, 23, of San Francisco.
Authorities have not revealed a motive for the shooting.
Flores Garcia was arrested July 18 after an investigation by San Francisco police, according to the district attorney's office. He was charged with murder and discharge of a firearm from a moving vehicle, with allegations that he committed a drive-by murder and discharged a firearm with personal intent, according to prosecutors.
“I want to offer my condolences to the family and friends of the victim,” San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said in a statement. “The cold-blooded murder and use of public transportation to flee the scene in this case is chilling. While nothing we do can bring the victim back, my office will do everything in our power to fight for justice in this case.”
Flores Garcia is scheduled to appear in court on July 30. Although charges have been filed against a suspect, prosecutors want the public to come forward with any tips about the shooting or the case. Contact the San Francisco Police Department's tip line at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and start the text with SFPD.
