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Suspect Arrested in Mission District Fatal Shooting

Trayvon Williams, 21, is in custody on murder and robbery charges following the death of Elijah Keyandre Bates on May 2.

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In the wake of the Belgium terror attacks, the San Francisco Police Department patrols at San Francisco International Airport Tuesday morning, March 21, 2016, in San Francisco, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Overview

  • Elijah Keyandre Bates, 19, was found dead from a gunshot wound in a Mission District home on May 2.
  • Trayvon Williams, 21, was identified as the suspect by SFPD investigators and arrested on May 8 in Novato.
  • The arrest involved collaboration between SFPD, Novato Police, and Marin County SWAT, with a stay-indoors order issued in the neighborhood during the operation.
  • Williams has been booked into San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of murder and first-degree robbery and is being held without bail.
  • No court date has been set for Williams as the investigation into the case continues.