"SF DA clears security guard in Banko Brown shooting"

A security guard who shot and killed an alleged shoplifter inside a Walgreens in San Francisco will not face charges as he acted in self-defense, according to the district attorney. The decision has been disputed by the Young Women’s Freedom Center, which identified the victim as a transgender activist and community leader who had been struggling with homelessness since he was 12 years old. The shooting has sparked protests and demands for investment in community-based housing to support young people and transgender people living in poverty. San Francisco has been ranked as the second-most hard-hit metropolitan area by theft in 2020 and 2021, according to the National Retail Federation’s 2022 retail security survey.