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6 shot, wounded outside Calif. nightclub

A gunman opened fire after a hip-hop concert at a San Francisco nightclub and fled before police arrived; most were hit in the arms or legs

By Evan Sernoffsky
San Francisco Chronicle

SAN FRANCISCO — Six people were shot and wounded early Wednesday after a hip-hop concert at a Mission District nightclub, San Francisco police said.

San Francisco rappers G-Val and Show Banga had performed at a sold-out, 18-and-over show at the Brick and Mortar Music Hall at Mission Street and Duboce Avenue when someone opened fire on a group outside the club at 12:46 a.m., police said.

Six people were hit by gunfire. One person was shot in the upper body while other victims were hit in their legs or arms, said a police spokeswoman, Sgt. Monica MacDonald. The shooter fled the scene before police arrived.

Paramedics rushed four victims to San Francisco General Hospital, where another person with a gunshot wound later showed up, MacDonald said. A sixth shooting victim was driven to a hospital outside San Francisco, she said.

Two of the victims had life-threatening injuries, authorities said. None of the victims was identified.

No arrests were reported, and police were investigating the circumstances of the shooting.

Show Banga, a rapper from the Fillmore neighborhood, released a statement on his Instagram account expressing frustration with the shootings.

“Me and G-Val was trying to do a positive event for our city and neighborhood,” Show Banga said.

He also tweeted, “One day these lil lames a grow up and wanna get some money instead of tryna beef all the time life so much bigger than that man smh.”

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