Man convicted of murder in 2021 BART shooting
A San Francisco man was convicted of first-degree murder and premeditated attempted murder in a fatal shooting that killed a man and injured another at BART’S 24th Street Mission Station, according to the district attorney’s office.
Keshon Wilson, 23, faces 82 years to life in prison after a jury convicted him on the charges. For both charges, a jury also decided that Wilson intentionally fired a gun that caused great bodily injury or death, the district attorney’s office said. He remains in custody at the San Francisco County Jail, according to jail records. His sentencing is scheduled for June 3.
The shooting occurred on March 29, 2021. About 9:05 p.m., San Francisco police officers responded to a report of a shooting in the area of 24th and Mission streets and found two men suffering from gunshot wounds, authorities previously said. One of the men, 26-year-old Isaiah Cardenas, died at the scene, and the second victim, a 23year-old, was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The second victim eventually recovered, authorities said.
In details released Wednesday, the DA’s office said that Cardenas suffered three gunshots to his back while the second victim suffered four to five shots to his shoulder and torso. The DA’s office said the shooting occurred after Wilson, who was working at the station as a power washer that night, got into an argument with the victims, who were part of a group of four people. Wilson left the station and drove around the block, parked his work truck and approached the group on foot. He surprised the group and fired nine rounds, striking the two victims who were standing at the corner of 24th and Mission streets, according to the DA’s office.
Wilson was working for a BART contractor on the night of the shooting, the DA’s office told the Chronicle.
After the shooting, Wilson fled to Las Vegas. Police arrested him in San Francisco on April 30, 2021. Police also arrested Stockton resident Arthur Grady, 37, on suspicion of being an accessory after the shooting. However, a spokesperson with the DA’s office told the Chronicle in 2021 that he hadn’t been charged because initial evidence showed he wasn’t involved.
“I am very grateful to the jury for their service as well as their careful and fair approach to this case,” said Assistant District Attorney Charly Weissenbach, who prosecuted the case. “No one deserves to be murdered, especially by ambush in the heartless and violent manner it was committed here. The jury’s verdict rejected the defendant’s false self-defense claim, upheld the rule of law, condemned senseless gun violence, and delivered justice for the victims and our community.”