Man killed by S.F. police had criminal history
The 26-year-old man shot to death Wednesday by San Francisco police in a street confrontation in the Bayview had spent nearly all his adult life in prison.
In March 2008, at age 19, Mario Woods — then a suspected member of the Oakdale Mob street gang — was arrested after he fled from a botched robbery at a pool hall in the city’s Crocker-Amazon district, police and prosecutors say.
Woods — who had an extensive juvenile record involving firearms and gang activity— had allegedly pointed a gun at a patron in the bathroom, only to have the victim overpower and disarm him, according to police reports.
Woods fled as patrons beat him with pool cues in a clash that was caught on security video, police say.
Woods managed to make it to a stolen car driven by an alleged fellow gang member, but police soon showed up and, after a chase and a crash, both were arrested.
Woods pleaded guilty in 2010 to robbery with weapons a weapons enhancement, said Alex Bastian, spokesman for the San Francisco district attorney’s office.