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Thrasher Magazine Co-Founder ID'd as Man Who Committed Suicide at SFPD Station
The man who shot and killed himself outside the SFPD Mission Station on Valencia Street was identified today as Eric Swenson, a 64-year-old San Francisco resident who was also the co-founder of popular skateboarding magazine Thrasher. An announcement on the magazine's website had this to say:
Teen Dies In South SF Skateboarding Accident
Sixteen-year-old John Tagobo of South San Francisco died following a skateboarding accident in South San Francisco, according to reports. The accident occurred a little before 3 p.m. on Sunday while Tagobo was riding on Joseph and Ida in a residential neighborhood. It seems he "lost control of his skateboard, collided with a curb and was thrown about 15 feet into shrubbery." After managing to call his family, he was rushed to the hospital. He died of internal injuries the next day. Tagobo wasn't wearing any safety gear or helmet at the time of the crash, which is par for the course for skateboarders.
Crack Monkey
This ancient picture (1999!) of this contributor blasting a wallie off this sketchy bump-to-wall was taken on 15th Street, between Mission and South Van Ness. He was 20-years-old at the time.
Skatebook Release Party, New SF Skate Park Grand Opening
(By Travis Jensen -- welcome him, won't you? Jensen will be chiming in at SFist now and then, and we're elated to have him aboard.)
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