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Homeless outreach worker shot dead in San Francisco after asking man to stop using drugs in front of main library
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The Independent News
Read our Privacy noticeA worker at at San Francisco area homeless outreach and service organization was shot and killed after he asked a man to stop doing drugs outside of a public library.
Joey Alexander, 60, was shot outside of San Francisco's main library on Friday and was rushed to a hospital for treatment, but ultimately died from his injuries on Tuesday, KTVU reports.
Jess Montejano, a spokesperson for Urban Alchemy, told KTVU that Alexander was trying to help make the streets of San Francisco safer when he was killed.
My understanding is he said, 'f*** Urban Alchemy,' pulled a shotgun out of his bag and shot him in the torso area."
"I want people to remember my little brother for this: don’t look at him for what he’d done," Marvin told KTVU.