Man shot to death in San Francisco's Tenderloin

By Brent Begin

April 25, 2007

A man was shot to death in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood early this morning but authorities have yet to identify him, San Francisco police Lt. Larry Minasian said.

The shooting followed an argument between the victim and three other men near Hyde and Turk streets, Minasian said.

A witness told police that the three men began physically assaulting the victim and that shots were then fired.

The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital, Minasian said.

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