Friday, June 09, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO - Police arrested a man suspected of shooting a teenage girl, the first take into custody resulting from a city program that fitted video cameras in troubled neighborhoods, authorities said.
Bennie Powell, 21, was arrested on attempted murder charges Tuesday night on doubt of shooting the 13-year-old girl at the Ale many housing projects in the Bernal Heights neighborhood, police said. The anonymous victim was hospitalized for two days after being shot in the buttocks.
Since late last year, the city has installed 34 cameras in crime-ridden neighborhoods, and additional than 20 more are planned.
In the videotape, Powell is seen heavy next to the man supposed to be his intended target. Powell then stops his car, gets out and pursues the man until they disappear from view, police said.
Although the shooting was not filmed, the video was active in identifying Powell and corroborating the events that led to the crime, investigators said.
Bennie Powell, 21, was arrested on attempted murder charges Tuesday night on doubt of shooting the 13-year-old girl at the Ale many housing projects in the Bernal Heights neighborhood, police said. The anonymous victim was hospitalized for two days after being shot in the buttocks.
Since late last year, the city has installed 34 cameras in crime-ridden neighborhoods, and additional than 20 more are planned.
In the videotape, Powell is seen heavy next to the man supposed to be his intended target. Powell then stops his car, gets out and pursues the man until they disappear from view, police said.
Although the shooting was not filmed, the video was active in identifying Powell and corroborating the events that led to the crime, investigators said.
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