In the early hours of February 9, 2026, the life of 31-year-old Keonte Antonio Deshawn Woods, a Black/African American man, was tragically cut short in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. Woods, a Solano County resident known in the local music scene as the rapper "Curnal," was found suffering from gunshot wounds on the 500 block of Harrison Street shortly after 2 a.m.
First responders rushed him to a nearby hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal.
The shooting, which occurred in the hours following the Super Bowl, prompted an investigation by the San Francisco Police Department. Initially, no arrests were announced, and details about the circumstances leading up to the shooting were not made public. Woods was remembered on social media by those who knew him and followed his music.
Days later, a breakthrough in the case was announced. On February 20, 2026, San Francisco police arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting. Lamont Williams, a 49-year-old man from Hayward, was taken into custody on the 25000 block of Industrial Boulevard in his home city. He was subsequently booked into a San Francisco County jail. The investigation into the death of Keonte Woods is ongoing, and authorities have encouraged anyone with information to come forward.
