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San Francisco Man Convicted in 2022 Killings of Father and Stepmother

Sentencing is set for Feb. 27 following the second-degree murder convictions.

Overview

  • Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 27, according to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.
  • Prosecutors say he climbed a locked security fence, broke into the Bayview residence, entered the couple’s bedroom as they slept, and opened fire.
  • Jose Hernandez was shot five times and died at the scene, while Yessenia Soto Hernandez was shot six times and later died at a hospital.
  • The couple’s then-11-year-old daughter was inside the home during the shootings.
  • Afterward he livestreamed from the scene, and in a prior jailhouse interview he said he had been drinking, was armed, denied intending to kill, and described firing after his father charged at him.