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Officer who shot gang member hailed as hero, yet community protests

San Francisco.  Oliver Barcenas, a known Norteno gang member who is currently on parole for a recent gang related shooting, was wounded by a policeman after he raised a TEC-9 gun at the same officer.

According to investigators, Barcenas was enroute for a revenge gang killing when he was stopped and wounded by San Francisco Police.

According to Police Chief Greg Suhr “These officers on Thursday night were exactly where they were supposed to be, doing exactly what they were asked to do,”.

However, this incident has sparked two nights of protests in the Mission district which included vandalism.

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