SAN FRANCISCO—Foot Patrol officers from the San Francisco Police Department arrested two suspects connected to a robbery and shooting that occurred on September 14. According to a press release from the SFPD, at approximately 2:56 p.m. foot patrol officers assigned to the 1000 block of Market Street spotted a suspect shooting a handgun.

Officers ordered the suspect to drop the weapon, detained several individuals and recovered the firearm from the scene. While conducting their investigation, authorities determined several shots were fired and damaged a building on the 100 block of Market Street. No injuries were reported and the preliminary investigation showed that the shooting was related to a dispute over marijuana.

Joseph Lankford.
Photo courest of the SFPD.

Police arrested Joseph Lankford, 23, of San Jose, who was booked at the San Francisco County Jail on felony charges of attempted murder, carrying a concealed firearm, carrying a loaded firearm in public and shooting into an inhabited dwelling. He was also arrested for charges of possession of a deadly weapon with the intent to assault another, purchasing a firearm without a valid firearms safety certificate, and outstanding warrants from local jurisdictions.

Authorities also arrested Karlton Randle, 35, of Oakland. He was booked at the San Francisco County Jail on felony charges of attempted robbery and conspiracy.

On September 15 at approximately 11:44 a.m., SFPD foot patrol officers assigned to the 800 block of Market Street received a call for service at a department store regarding a theft suspect who was armed with a handgun. The caller informed dispatch that the culprits were the same suspects who robbed the store at gunpoint on September 8, with one of them committing an additional robbery in August.

Authorities arrived on the scene and a foot pursuit ensued to detain the suspects. Officers were able to successfully take both suspects into custody and retrieved a firearm discarded by one of the suspects.

Officers arrested Keymari Davis, 20, of Oakland who was booked at San Francisco County Jail on felony charges of robbery, conspiracy, prohibited person in possession of a firearm, possession of loaded firearm in a public place and resisting arrest. He had an outstanding warrant for robbery out of Oakland, CA.

Britney Gibson, 21, of Oakland was arrested and booked at San Francisco County Jail on felony charges of robbery, conspiracy, possession of stolen property, and resisting arrest. Booking photos of Davis and Gibson are not being released at this time pending further investigation.

The trend of having more additional foot beat officers on San Francisco streets is part of SFPD Police Chief William Scott’s redeployment strategy to provide a more robust approach to identifying criminal activity. Constant evaluation of timely and accurate, data-driven information given to District Captains helps deploy foot beats to known, problematic areas. Members of the public with specific concerns about areas within their district are asked to contact their district station Captain or attend monthly community meetings. Information can be found on the San Francisco Police Department website www.sanfranciscopolice.org.

Investigators with the SFPD are asking anyone with information to contact the SFPD Anonymous Tip Line at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 with SFPD at the beginning of the message. Tipsters may remain anonymous.