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Gregory Hooper

United States · Aged 37 · Died 02/02/2002
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Deadly force

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.

Alleged responsible partySan Francisco Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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