Things turned violent in Golden Gate Park this weekend, when a party that continued until the early morning hours culminated in a shooting that injured one.
A 19-year-old woman was shot in the leg at 4:41 a.m. Sunday as a party was breaking up in Golden Gate Park near Chain of Lakes Drive, the street the cuts across the park at 41st Avenue in the Sunset and 43rd in the Richmond.
According to San Francisco Police Department spokesperson officer Ablie Esparza, the party in question was "not a sanctioned" event, as "all the parks in San Francisco are closed at nighttime." Per San Francisco's municipal code, Golden Gate Park is closed from use (barring vehicle traffic to cross the park) between midnight and 5 a.m., though San Francisco Rec and Park "may set different hours in a permit, contract or lease." It does not appear that the partiers in this case received such an exception.
Esparza says that the victim and her friends were near the south end of the North Lake when "they heard gunshots." The victim, with the assistance of some of her friends, ran to Irving Street between 42nd and 43rd Avenues, where they summoned police.
The victim was "uncooperative with police," Esparza says. She was taken to San Francisco General Hospital for treatment of her injuries, which are not considered life-threatening.
Esparza says that police do not have any suspect information, but said, as always, that anyone with information on the case should call SFPD's anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 with "SFPD" in the beginning of the message.