Raymond Twine, a 20-year-old from San Francisco, was shot and killed on August 20, 2010, near the Alemany housing projects. The incident occurred around 12:10 a.m. in the vicinity of Alemany Boulevard and Ellsworth Street. Authorities found Twine in front of the housing complex, where he was pronounced dead at the scene. This tragic incident was one of three separate homicides in San Francisco within a 24-hour span, highlighting a period of particularly heightened violence in the city.
The case remains unsolved, and it is part of the San Francisco Police Department's ongoing efforts to find leads for numerous cold cases. The SFPD has called upon the community for assistance, offering rewards ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 for information leading to an arrest and prosecution. Such cases, including that of Raymond Twine, are kept active with the hope that new evidence or witness accounts could one day lead to a resolution. Authorities continue to encourage anyone with information regarding the incident to come forward, as there is no statute of limitations on homicide cases.
Twine’s death serves as a reminder of the challenges faced by urban communities dealing with gun violence, where witnesses are often reluctant to speak up due to fear of retaliation, which has hindered the investigation’s progress.
