SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A 26-year-old man fatally shot in San Francisco's Excelsior neighborhood late Saturday night has been identified by the medical examiner's office as Luis Velasquez-Mejia, a resident of the city.
Police had responded at 11:45 p.m. Saturday to the 500 block of Naples Street and found Velasquez-Mejia, who died at the scene.
Investigators identified 22-year-old San Francisco resident Jonathan Escobar as the suspect and served a search warrant at a home in the 2800 block of 24th Street at about 11 p.m. Sunday, according to police.
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Escobar allegedly fled out of a window and onto the roof of the building and did not comply with orders from officers. Tactical officers responded and were able to arrest him after a three-hour standoff, police said.
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