San Francisco police arrest suspect
in gas station fatal hit-and-run

By Brent Begin and Tamara Barak, Bay City News Service

March 31, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - Officers from the San Francisco Police Department gang taskforce arrested a suspect this morning in connection with a deadly gas station attack Thursday afternoon, a police spokesman said.

Police were notified of the arrest around 4:30 a.m., according to the spokesman.

The San Francisco Medical Examiner identified the man killed as Andrew Kelly, 25, of Brisbane.

Police impounded a vehicle Thursday night they believe was used to intentionally run over Kelly.

San Francisco police Sgt. Neville Gittens described the vehicle as "large and white." The vehicle was found parked in the area of Mission Street and Richland Avenue -- just a few blocks from the crime scene.

Police said Kelly was killed at 4:10 p.m. after a man ran him down at a gas station at the corner of Mission and Randall streets.

Investigators learned from witnesses that an altercation -- possibly a physical fight -- preceded the attack.

"It's still unclear in terms of exactly what happened but we do think there was some sort of a dispute, which could have been physical," said Sgt. Neville Gittens of the San Francisco Police Department.

Witnesses told police the suspect might have been hurt in the altercation before running down Kelly.

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