"A San Francisco street ambassador whose purpose was to aid those battling homelessness and drug abuse was shot and killed allegedly by someone he was trying to steer in another direction. Friends and colleagues of Urban Alchemy employee Joey Alexander, 60, said he was shot Friday and succumbed to his wounds Tuesday. San Francisco Police said the shooting took place at 4:51 p.m. across from City Hall and near the city's main public library branch."
"The nonprofit organization hires former convicts and homeless individuals with the goal of utilizing those experiences to offer services and aid to those most in need. Urban Alchemy told a Bay Area news station that Alexander confronted a man openly using drugs in front of the library in view of women and children. That man pulled a shotgun out of a bag, screamed "F@#$ Urban Alchemy" to Alexander and shot him in his leg, according to reporting by the San Francisco Chronicle."
Joey Alexander, 60, a San Francisco street ambassador with Urban Alchemy, was shot Friday and died Tuesday after succumbing to his injuries. The shooting occurred at 4:51 p.m. across from City Hall and near the main public library. Urban Alchemy hires former convicts and people experiencing homelessness to provide services to those in need. Alexander confronted a man openly using drugs in front of the library, reportedly in view of women and children. The man allegedly pulled a shotgun, shouted "F@#$ Urban Alchemy," and shot Alexander in the leg. Alexander underwent three surgeries and had his leg amputated before he died. Police arrested 42-year-old Edmund Bowen the day of the shooting; he was booked on suspicion of murder and held without bail.
Read at Los Angeles Times
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]