Monday News Roundup
WOMAN TIED UP, ROBBED AT GUNPOINT IN INGLESIDE HOME EARLY SATURDAY
A woman was tied up and robbed at gunpoint inside her home in San Francisco’s Ingleside neighborhood early Saturday morning, according to police.
The robbery was reported at 2:52 a.m. Saturday at the woman’s home in the 700 block of Holloway Avenue, police said.
The male suspect entered the home through a window and pointed a handgun at the 26-year-old victim, then tied her around the wrists and ankles, according to police.
The suspect then took two safes and the woman’s smartphone before fleeing. He remained at large as of this morning, police said.
Anyone with information about the robbery is encouraged to call the Police Department’s anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with “SFPD” in the message.
23-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FOUND DEAD IDENTIFIED
The body of a 23-year-old woman found in San Francisco early this morning has been identified, according to the medical examiner’s office.
San Francisco resident Cecilia Fulton-Vicuna was found dead at about 2:50 a.m. on the stairs of a building in the 600 block of Stockton Street.
Police said they don’t suspect foul play in the death. The cause of Fulton-Vicuna’s death remains under investigation.
RALLY FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY SET FOR TUESDAY AT CITY HALL
Supporters of marriage equality are holding a rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday, the day the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in four cases on the issue.
The #UniteForMarriage rally will start at 5 p.m. outside City Hall, with a smaller earlier event planned for 7 a.m. at Harvey Milk Plaza in the city’s Castro District.
Organizers said similar rallies will also be happening across the country.
Confirmed speakers at the San Francisco event include former state Assemblyman Tom Ammiano and San Francisco supervisors Scott Wiener, David Campos and Jane Kim, according to organizers.
SHOOTING REPORTED ABOARD MUNI LRV IN BAYVIEW DISTRICT
A shooting occurred this afternoon on a San Francisco Municipal Railway light-rail vehicle in the city’s Bayview District, a Muni spokesman said.
Muni officials received reports of the shooting at 12:23 p.m. on a T-Third light-rail vehicle near Third Street and Palou Avenue, according to Muni spokesman Paul Rose.
The shooting suspect and victim were both passengers on the Muni vehicle, Rose said. He did not know the condition of the victim or whether the suspect had been arrested.
San Francisco police were not immediately available to provide more information about the shooting.
