SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON ) — A man walking in San Francisco’s Portola neighborhood in 2020 was shot and killed during an attempted robbery of his cell phone. An anonymous tip sent to police on the following day led to the murder convictions of two people responsible for the “senseless tragedy,” the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
Zion Young and Fagamalama Pasene were each convicted by a San Francisco jury on Wednesday for first-degree murder and attempted robbery in the May 7, 2020, killing. The victim was identified by the medical examiner’s office as 19-year-old Kelvin Chew, according to the Chronicle.
Pasene and Young, who were 26 and 19 years old at the time of the murder, were driving in a Honda CR-V on Felton Street before Pasene slowed and partially turned onto Colby Street. Young, prosecutors said, jumped out of the vehicle and confronted Chew on the sidewalk with a firearm. Young demanded Chew’s cell phone, and when Chew rebuffed and took a swipe at the gun, Young fired two shots…