James Turner

The office of the Mayor of San Francisco has authorized a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) responsible for the murder of James Jamonte Turner. 

On Saturday, April 18, 2009, at approximately 2:07 am, James Jamonte Turner was chased and was shot on the sidewalk at the intersection of 3rd and Folsom Streets. James left Club Boss, located at 750 Harrison Street, at closing time. He walked past a group of males loitering in the area of 3rd and Harrison Streets. A fight ensued between two different groups of males on the corner. One of the unknown males armed with a gun fired a shot into the air. James and other bystanders began to run on 3rd Street towards Folsom. James was shot in the back as he ran. James died after being shot. 

The assigned Homicide Inspectors have sought out and interviewed numerous witnesses; however, there were many other unknown witnesses who have not come forward. Person(s) with information are asked to contact Homicide Inspectors Kevin Jones or Robert Lynch of the SFPD at (415) 553-1145, Monday–Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, or through the Department Operations Center at (415) 553-1071, after hours, weekends, and holidays. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call the SFPD Tip Line at (415) 575-4444 or Text-a-Tip to TIP411 and type “SFPD” followed by your tip.