Four people were arrested and charged with murder this week in connection to an April 23 fatal shooting in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Nkeosi Jackson, 22, of San Francisco, Malachi Lefiti, 22, of Oakland; Marilyn Sahugun-Lopez, 20, of Oakland; and Jeremiah Thomas, 21, of Suisun City were arrested Tuesday in different locations, the DA said.
The four suspects have been charged with multiple counts, including murder, in the April 23 shooting that killed an unidentified 23-year-old Suisun City man and injured two Sacramento County men, the DA said.
Lefiti and Jackson also face charges for being convicted felons in possession of a firearm along with gang enhancements, the DA said. Thomas also has been charged with a gang enhancement.
This marks the first time District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has filed gang enhancements. Filing them is a departure from prior District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who would not use them. He said they were often overwhelmingly used against people of color.
"I don't believe in blanket policies in the DA's office that would preclude me from ever utilizing sections of the law," Jenkins said. "That's why I disagreed with his take on that."
Jenkins said, given the facts of the case and the deadly violence involved, filing the gang enhancements seemed appropriate.
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The suspects were scheduled to be arraigned Thursday afternoon at the San Francisco Hall of Justice.
If convicted of all charges and allegations Jackson, Lefiti and Thomas face 50 years to life in prison and Sahugun-Lopez faces 26 years to life, the DA said.
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The investigation remains active, and anyone with information should call the San Francisco Police Department Tip Line at 415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD.
