Tyrell Devon Amir Washington, 15, a Black male, traveled from Antioch to San Francisco’s Bayview–Hunters Point for Fourth of July festivities with friends and family. Shortly after midnight on July 5, 2025, as a neighborhood block party continued on the 100 block of Harbor Road, gunfire erupted and five people were struck. Officers from SFPD’s Bayview Station arrived around 12:07 a.m., rendered aid alongside medics, and the victims were transported for treatment; Washington was fatally
wounded and pronounced dead soon after.
Family members identified him publicly in the days that followed, describing a focused and loving teenager on the cusp of his 16th birthday who had been visiting relatives for the holiday. They emphasized that he had been looking ahead to school and milestones typical of his age, and a fundraiser was created to help with funeral costs. Candles and flowers gathered where his relatives mourned, as his name and story spread from local newscasts to community pages and memorial listings.
Investigators said two of the other victims suffered life-threatening injuries and three had non-life-threatening wounds, and they asked witnesses to come forward. As of the most recent official statements and subsequent reporting, no arrests had been announced and police had not released descriptions of suspects, leaving the circumstances of the shooting—how a celebration turned into chaos—under active investigation by the SFPD Homicide Detail.
