Overview

• Joey Alexander, 60, died Tuesday after being shot Friday near Larkin and Grove streets outside the Main Library, according to police and the nonprofit.
• Urban Alchemy says Alexander asked a man to stop using drugs near families when the assailant allegedly pulled a shotgun, shouted an expletive about the group, and fired at close range.
• Police arrested Edmund Bowen, 42, at the scene; he remains in custody with booking allegations elevated toward murder as the district attorney weighs formal charges.
• The SFPD Homicide Detail is leading the investigation, and officials have not independently confirmed all details of the confrontation described by the nonprofit.
• Urban Alchemy and Mayor Daniel Lurie publicly mourned Alexander, highlighting the risks faced by the nonprofit’s unarmed, often formerly incarcerated ambassadors.