SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A woman who was fatally shot on Market Street in San Francisco Thursday evening has been identified. Chynna Brown, a 24-year-old San Francisco woman, was allegedly shot and killed by a security guard in front of a Walgreens on the 800 block of Market, near Westfield Mall.
Police are investigating the incident which happened just after 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Officers responded to reports of the shooting in front of the business. At the scene, police said they found a 24-year-old woman, later identified as Brown, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Brown was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries where she later died.
Police worked through the night on the investigation. Officers said they found that a theft had occurred during the incident and identified 33-year-old Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony as the prime suspect. Anthony was working as a private security guard at the time, police said.
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He was booked into the San Francisco County jail and charged with homicide.
While an arrest has been made, the investigation is ongoing. Please contact the police at Tenderloin Station 415-345-7300 or SFPD dispatch 415-553-0123 if you witnessed the event or are aware of any evidence and reference SFPD Case # 230 293 413
