A person of interest is detained in connection to Friday's mass shooting in San Francisco's Mission District, SFPD said Wednesday night.
According to San Francisco police, Javier Campos is a person of interest and the department was part of "multi-jurisdictional effort" that took him into custody on Wednesday.
The drive-by shooting at a block party on 24th Street and Treat Avenue last Friday left nine people injured. All victims are expected to survive. Police believe the shooting was a "targeted and isolated" attack.
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Police sources told NBC Bay Area Sunday that following the shooting, a surveillance camera filmed a Mercedes sedan driving at a high rate of speed from the area.
Police later tied the car's license plate to Campos. Sources described him as a member of the Sureños gang with ties to other gang members throughout the Bay Area.
San Francisco police released the following statement Wednesday night:
"The San Francisco Police Department was part of a multi-jurisdictional effort that took Javier Campos into custody. Campos had several outstanding warrants for his arrest from multiple Bay Area agencies."
