2 killed in separate San Francisco shootings; 1 arrested in Sunset case

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SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco police are investigating a pair of unrelated fatal shootings that occurred in the city around the same time on Tuesday night.

The first shooting:

San Francisco Police Department officers were sent just before 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday to the 1800 block of Sunnydale Avenue, near the southern edge of John McLaren Park, on reports of a shooting and found a man wounded at the scene, according to a department statement.

Authorities provided aid to the victim at the scene until he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Violence elsewhere:

Around the same time, San Francisco police were also called to the 2200 block of 22nd Avenue, near Abraham Lincoln High School in the city’s Sunset District, on reports of another shooting and found a woman suffering a gunshot wound at the scene.

She was also given aid at the scene before being taken to a hospital, where she died of her wounds.

Neither victim was identified, and authorities did not indicate the shootings were related to one another.

What they're saying:

District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong, who represents the Sunset District issued a statement about the 22nd Ave. fatal shooting. 

"My thoughts are with the victim and her loved ones during this incredibly difficult time," Wong's statement read in part. "Any loss of life in our community is devastating, regardless of the circumstances."

Wong said a suspect was arrested in the homicide in his district. Wong said the discharge of the gun may have been unintentional, but the investigation by the SFPD and the District Attorney's Office is ongoing.  

No suspects in Sunnydale Ave.  shooting have been identified or arrested. Anyone with information was asked to contact the SFPD Homicide Detail 415-575-4444.