Suspect arrested shortly after deadly shooting in San Francisco's Tenderloin
A person was arrested Monday evening in San Francisco after someone was fatally shot, according to police.
Just before 5:30 p.m., officers were sent to Turk and Mason streets in the Tenderloin regarding a shooting.
A person suffering from at least one gunshot wound was located at the scene and despite efforts from first responders, they were declared deceased.
A suspect in this homicide was arrested "shortly after" the shooting, the San Francisco Police Department said.
In a statement to CBS News Bay Area, the suspect has been identified as 23-year-old Lewis Jefferson Butler.
Police said Butler was booked into the San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of homicide, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, battery on a peace officer and resisting arrest, along with an outstanding warrant out of Alameda County
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
