‘Our children were set up’; San Francisco shooting victim’s mom searching for answers

SAN FRANCISCO — The ache and questions surrounding the deadly capturing of her son proceed to hang-out Priscilla Carlson.

The capturing on April 3, 2022, at Alice Chalmers Park killed her 20-year-old son Kieran alongside together with his buddy 22-year-old Brandon Cheese of San Mateo. Two different males had been wounded within the capturing. All 4 had been hospitalized; Cheese and Carlson died of their accidents on the hospital.

Now a reward has been elevated to $100,000 within the hopes of bringing in leads that may assist police arrest a suspect.

“Once I acquired the data that the reward has been upped to $100,000 I used to be actually joyful and excited,”  Carlson mentioned. “Nevertheless, I really feel like much more will be achieved, and never a lot within the quantities of the reward quantity, however in the truth that SFPD and our murder unit is overextended.”

Carlson mentioned she is grateful for the work that officers have put into the case, however is aware of their limitations. 

“One of many officers on my case I had known as him to examine in with him about one thing, and he had shared with me that he needed to do foot patrol at Union Sq. in order that’s taking away from our murder unit,” Carlson mentioned. “I wish to name on (San Francisco mayor) London Breed and our metropolis supervisors and our metropolis officers. I am begging and pleading together with your guys please give SFPD extra money, we want them.”

The division is presently greater than 500 officers quick. 

Carlson mentioned the buddies had been enjoying basketball on the park and had plans to attend a close-by barbeque, earlier than they had been ambushed. She was at house ready fried rooster, which is what her son had requested earlier within the day. 

“Our kids had been arrange, and the mere incontrovertible fact that they did this in broad daylight, at a park, the place there was little youngsters enjoying, they must be caught, they must be taken off the streets,” she mentioned.

Carlson mentioned her son had simply enrolled in Metropolis School, and needed to be a firefighter. 

Cheese’s household has planted this flower backyard on the park to honor him.