A California resident was randomly killed in San Francisco while playing Pokemon Go on Saturday night.
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The victim, 20-year-old Calvin Riley, was shot in the chest just before 10 p.m.at Aquatic Park near Ghirardelli Square and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Calvin Riley and his friend were playing the game when Riley was shot, Associated Press reported. “I don’t know. Like i said this is an unusual occurrence and we’ll do everything we can to make sure this doesn’t happen again”, said a park official. School is back in session in two weeks and friends said it will be a hard time for all of them knowing Calvin Riley won’t be here.
The website KGO-TV reports the statements made by John Kirby, Calvin’s long-time family friend who explained the random attack. They are seeking tips.
The gunman did not take any of Riley’s possessions, Sgt. Robert Jansing, a detective with the U.S. Park Police, told AP.
Police have released few details about the shooting and have not identified any suspects. High school student Autumn Diesroth borrowed her mother’s phone to play the game.
According to Kirby, Riley and his friend saw someone watching them from the top of a hill, but they were playing the game, “and didn’t really care”.
Keep your head up and be aware of your surrounding, folks.
Riley, who would have been entering his second year at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California in a few weeks, was originally from MA and was a talented baseball player with a promising future as a pitcher.
Delta College baseball coach, Reed Peters expressed sadness to KRON4 News on the tragic incident.
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A cousin from Massachusetts, Gabriel Antonio Morales, set up a GoFundMe page to help Riley’s family with expenses that had already surpassed its goal of $45,000 as of this afternoon. There have been many reports around the country of people being distracted by the popular mobile game and getting into risky situations. The game has come under scrutiny from law enforcement officials for distracting pedestrians, drivers during unsafe situations and even attracting unwanted players to private property.
