Police investigators discovered a bullet casing in the suspected getaway car in last summer’s Mission District mass shooting, and traced the vehicle, a gray Mercedez-Benz, across the Bay to Richmond, according to testimony from the lead investigator in the case against suspected shooter Javier Campos today.
Campos, who is currently sitting through an evidentiary hearing, has a primary residence in Richmond, and has been seen driving that same gray Mercedes-Benz, investigators allege.
That car, which is not registered to Campos, has been the primary vehicle discussed throughout the ongoing hearing. Surveillance footage presented yesterday showed a gray sedan in the area after the shooting, and an eyewitness yesterday testified that she saw a gray or silver car flee the scene.
Sgt. Robert Trujillo, the primary investigator on the case, said today that crime scene investigators found three casings around 24th Street and Treat Avenue when investigating the crime scene where a shooter opened fire on a block party. The vehicle with the additional bullet casing was found less than a mile from Campos’ home in Richmond. Prosecutor Stacie Pettigrew’s questioning has not yet established that the casings were ejected from the same gun; a firearms expert is expected to testify tomorrow.
Michael Mayo, a Community Violence Reduction Team member of the San Francisco Police Department, testified yesterday that he had seen Campos driving the gray Mercedes in question. He acknowledged today that the vehicle is not registered to Campos.
Campos, 23, was arrested June 14 for the drive-by shooting on June 9.
Trujillo testified he saw all nine people who were injured in the incident, and documented their injuries: Most were shot in the legs, one in the buttock, and one in the stomach.
One victim was initially also believed to have been shot or grazed in the head, but today’s testimony suggested that might not have been the case.
“He said it was either shrapnel, or he ran into some part of the building line during the chaos,” Trujillo said of the victim’s injury. That victim was also shot in the leg.
Another victim had “penetrating wounds to his stomach area,” Trujillo added, “and when I spoke with him, he had infections and he had to be admitted back into the hospital after his release.”
Prosecutor Stacie Pettigrew also presented records in court today from Meta, formerly Facebook, further solidifying the connection between Campos and a social media account that appeared to brag about a shooting just days after the June shooting. According to the records, an email address with the name “javcampos” was connected to that account.
“Ima make sure them n**** neva post up on that block again,” the account posted in an Instagram story. A screenshot of that post was entered into evidence yesterday.
A judge will determine after hearing the evidence in the case whether it can proceed to trial. Campos may face life in prison.
