On November 15, 2014, Orlando Ford, a 39-year-old resident of San Francisco, was shot and killed near the intersection of Mission Street and Geneva Avenue. Witnesses reported hearing an argument just before the gunfire erupted. Ford was pronounced dead at the scene from injuries sustained in the upper body. Following the incident, two suspects, described only as men in their 30s, were seen fleeing the area in what appeared to be a van. No arrests have been reported in connection to the case.
The incident was one of several homicides contributing to a troubling period of violence in the city during 2014.
This homicide was part of a year that saw 35 homicides in San Francisco, a number slightly lower than the previous year's total. Despite witnesses hearing the argument and the gunfire, authorities struggled to gather enough information to identify the suspects involved in Ford's death. The San Francisco Police Department continued to urge anyone with information to come forward and assist in solving this case.
