SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, June 6, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced that Jonathan Contreras, 33, was charged in connection to a shooting in the Tenderloin District. He was arraigned on June 5 and pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied all allegations. His first appeared in court on June 2.
The District Attorney’s Office noted that Contreras is charged with discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle (PC 26100(c)), with an allegation that he personally and intentionally used a firearm causing great bodily injury (PC 12022.53(d).
He is also charged with one count of assault with a firearm (PC 245(a)(2)), with an allegation that he personally used a firearm and that he personally inflicted great bodily injury on the victim, and one count of discharge of a firearm at an inhabited space (PC 246). He is also charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)), unlawful possession of a loaded firearm (PC 25850(a), having a concealed firearm in a vehicle (PC 25400(a)(1)), and unlawful possession of ammunition (PC 30305(a)(1)).
Court documents noted that on May 24, the defendant allegedly shot himself and a man on the 500 block of Ellis Street. Allegedly, he was in a vehicle and asked the victim, who just exited from a business on the block, if he was a member of a gang. Contreras allegedly pulled out a firearm, accidentally shot himself in the leg and later shot the victim causing great bodily injury.
The defendant is currently in custody and the District Attorney’s Office moved to have him detained pending trial due to the public safety risk he poses. The court set no bail without prejudice.
The case is still being investigated by the SFPD. Anyone with details should contact the Tip Line at 415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD.
