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San Francisco Dog Walker's Home Burned After Racist Threats

Community rallies with love and support as investigation into hate crimes intensifies

A fire in San Francisco's Alamo Square neighborhood destroyed two homes and left two people injured on May 21, 2024.
A firefighter stands in front of a home at the scene of an earlier house fire on Grove Street where a dog walker recently targeted by racist threats lives on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in San Francisco, Calif.
Neighbors post supportive notes on the boarded up exterior Terry Williams’ home in San Francisco on May 22, 2024.
Neighbors posted words of support and kindness on the boarded up exterior of the home of local dog walker Terry Williams' on the 900 block of Grove Street in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A day prior, a one-alarm fire broke out at Williams’ home just weeks after Terry received two racist packages at his front door.

Overview

  • Terry Williams' home was set on fire after he received racist packages.
  • Williams' elderly parents were rescued from the blaze and hospitalized.
  • Neighbors have shown solidarity by posting messages of support and raising over $80,000.
  • The fire department and police are investigating the incident as a potential hate crime.
  • Williams remains determined to stay in the neighborhood despite the threats.