A Richmond man has been slapped with a slew of charges in connection to a mass shooting that terrorized San Francisco's Mission District earlier this year. The San Francisco District Attorney's Office announced today that 23-year-old Javier Campos faces a lengthy list of charges, including discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle and numerous counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, all tied to the June 9 carnage.
"The Mission District shooting was horrifying and once again demonstrates the horrors of gun violence," District Attorney Brooke Jenkins remarked, vowing to prosecute such acts to the fullest extent. Released on bail in another case, Mr. Campos, the alleged gang member, is accused of a shooting spree that sent nine people to the hospital with gunshot wounds.
Responding to the scene on that fateful night, officers from the Mission Station found multiple victims bleeding from their injuries after gunfire erupted around 9:07 p.m. near 24th and Treat Streets. San Francisco Police Department officers requested that medics rush the wounded to a local hospital.
Now, with the arraignment set for Friday, December 15, a Friday, prosecutors planned to file a motion to keep Campos behind bars pending trial, citing a significant risk to public safety. A conviction on all charges could land him life in state prison, with the court number logged as 23020340.
This case still has loose ends, prompting a call from authorities for anyone with information to come forward. The San Francisco Police Department urges those in the know to reach out to their tip line or text TIP411, starting the message with 'SFPD'—with an option for the tipster to stay anonymous.
