Suspect in deadly Muni shooting is in police custody
SAN FRANCISCO >> Police announced Friday that they have arrested a suspect in Wednesday's fatal shooting of a man on a San Francisco subway commuter train.
Javon Green, 26, was arrested Thursday in Pittsburg after police released a still photo from surveillance video of a man they described as a person of interest and asked anyone with information to contact authorities, said Officer Kathryn Winters, a spokesperson with the San Francisco Police Department.
Winters said tips from “inside and outside the law enforcement community” helped officials identify Green.
Green was booked into San Francisco jail minutes after midnight Friday, according to jail records. He faces charges of homicide, carrying a concealed firearm and using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Wednesday's shooting on a crowded train killed 27-year-old Nesta Bowen and wounded a 70-year-old man, who was taken to a hospital with injuries and later was released.
Winters said police believe there was a confrontation between Green and Bowen before the shooting. She said she didn't know if Green and Bowen knew each other and that a motive in the shooting has not been determined.
After the train stopped in the Castro neighborhood, Green ran out of the train along with terrified passengers.
Winters reiterated that the shooting was not connected to upcoming Pride events.
Nevertheless, the shooting cast a shadow over the celebrations at a time when members of the LGBTQ community are experiencing heightened threats, including protests at Alameda County libraries where drag queens read to children.
Winters said the Police Department is going to be fully staffed throughout Pride weekend and that officers will give extra attention to train stations.