Juan Francisco Sanchez
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Pier 14, site of the shooting
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 Pier 14
Shooting of Kathryn Steinle (San Francisco)
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| Location | Pier 14, San Francisco, California |
| Date | July 1, 2015 6:30 p.m. |
| Weapon | .40-caliber SIG Sauer P226 handgun |
| Victim | Kathryn Steinle |
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Suspected perpetrator
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Francisco Sanchez (in custody) |
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| Born |
José Inez García Zarate Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation | Unemployed |
| Criminal charge | Second-degree murder, enhancement of using a firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm |
| Criminal status | In jail |
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Capture status
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Arrested on July 1, 2015 |
On July 1, 2015, a man fired a stolen gun on Pier 14 in the Embarcadero district in San Francisco, California. The bullet ricocheted off the pavement, then struck 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle in the back, causing her to die two hours later at a hospital. Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, an illegal immigrant from Mexico who had previously been deported five times, was arrested and charged with her murder.
The shooting sparked controversy and political debate over San Francisco's status as a sanctuary city. Donald Trump, at the time a presidential candidate, cited Lopez-Sanchez in support of his proposal to deport foreign nationals living illegally in the United States, and mentioned Steinle during his acceptance speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
At 6:30 p.m. on July 1, 2015, Francisco Sanchez allegedly fired three shots from a .40-caliber handgun at Pier 14, a tourist attraction area at the Embarcadero waterfront district. One of the bullets struck Steinle in the back and pierced her aorta. She collapsed to the pavement while screaming for help to her father Jim, who was accompanying her at the pier. Jim performed CPR on Kathryn before paramedics arrived and took her to an ambulance. She died two hours later at San Francisco General Hospital.
Sanchez was arrested about an hour after the shooting at Pier 40, about one mile south of Pier 14 and divers from a police boat found the gun in the bay alongside Pier 14, the next day. Following his arrest, Sanchez was booked into San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of murder.
The gun used by Sánchez had been stolen in downtown San Francisco from a Bureau of Land Management officer's personal vehicle on June 27, 2015, according to the Bureau of Land Management. The car's window had been broken.
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