Gregory Hooper
Name: Gregory Hooper
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 02/02/2002
Location: Jackson Street and Kearny Street
San Francisco, California, 94133
County: San Francisco
Agency: San Francisco Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: After a fistfight between the two men, off-duty SFPD officer Steve Lee fatally shot Gregory Hooper four times in the chest at point-blank range. Hooper was described as an ex-con and street vendor. According to a March 11 2003 SF Chronicle article by Van Jones, "At least three witnesses told The Chronicle that Lee fired not in self-defense but in anger. Lee had a record of off-duty misconduct, having been cited previously by the Office of Citizen Complaints." Lee was rapidly exonerated.
Unique ID: 1460
News article: Link
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