(KRON) — A person was found dead near Highway 101 in San Francisco on Wednesday night, according to California Highway Patrol. Authorities found a homeless person’s body on 20th Street and Potrero Avenue adjacent to the highway.

CHP responded to the deceased body at about 9:08 p.m. A coroner has been requested to arrive at the scene. The body was found on city streets and not the highway.

The body was found about two blocks away from San Francisco General Hospital.

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Authorities said this was not a traffic death. The cause of death is unknown at this time.

The San Francisco Police Department and San Francisco Fire Department also responded to the scene.

This story will be updated.

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It was an hour of remembrance, but also a call to action as Paulette Brown spoke to a crowd at the intersection of Grove and Baker Streets, as she continues to search for justice for her son.

“My son’s case isn’t solved. It is a cold case,” said Brown.

Aubrey Abrakasa was shot and killed at that intersection on Aug. 14, 2006.

He was just 17-year-old at the time. Ever since that day, Brown has not stopped pushing for answers and accountability.

“Me, as his mother, I am his voice now and I have to continue to be his voice. To make sure that his character is not defamed as an African American young man,” said Brown.

She has knocked on the doors of practically every politician in San Francisco looking for help in her son’s case, and on Wednesday, several of them including the mayor, the sheriff and the police chief, all showed up to show their support.

“Paulette’s courage is a testament to her strength of character and her desire to not see another mom go through what she has had to go through,” said Mayor London Breed. 

“To me it’s inspirational what she and this family have been doing for so long over the years, almost 20 years, 18 years anyway. That they’ve never given up and they’re out there supporting not only their own family but other families who have lost their loved ones to violence, particularly gun violence,” said SFPD Police Chief William Scott.

Several other mothers of children murdered in the city also spoke at the event. Brown said by bringing everyone together she hopes to put a spotlight on all the unsolved murders in the city.

“Because a lot of people haven’t heard them. They’ve heard me, but they haven’t heard the other mothers and how the pain that they’re still in,” said Brown.

Brown told CBS News Bay Area she plans on continuing to host the event every year until her son’s case is solved and maybe even after that.

“I don’t want to quit because there’s so many kids that are dying in the streets,” said Brown.

One way the city is hoping to remember Brown’s son Aubrey is by naming this section of road in his honor. A proposal has been submitted to the Board of Supervisors.

They’re expected to discuss it at a meeting early next month.

A Denny’s in San Francisco shuttered its doors early this month after operating for nearly 25 years, with reports suggesting that issues like vandalism were behind the restaurant’s closure.

Chris Haque, who according to SFGate was the franchise operator, suggested that instances of patrons eating and failing to pay had taken its toll on his business.

“The cost of doing business is tremendous,” Haque told the publication. “There’s vandalism, and people come and eat and walk away, and there’s no one to stop them.”

Haque also suggested that a decline in conventions in the city had contributed to a reduction in customers for his establishment. SFGate reported that Haque had operated a different Denny’s in the city that halted operations five years ago and owned another one in Tacoma, Washington.

Denny’s corporate office confirmed to Newsweek that the location ceased operations on August 1 but said it does not comment on specifics of its franchise closures.

“There is another location at 10 Airport Boulevard. Closing a restaurant location is never an easy decision. Denny’s offers its heartfelt thanks to the team members and the local community for their love of the Denny’s brand; it has been a pleasure serving you,” the company said in a statement, adding that there are 40 Denny’s locations in the San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose area.

The news of the closure of the restaurant adds to recent reports of businesses in San Francisco, Oakland and the Bay Area that have stopped operating, citing issues like theft as the reason for their shutdowns.

In September, giant retailer Target said it was closing some of its outlets over safety concerns.

“We cannot continue operating these stores because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests, and contributing to unsustainable business performance,” the company said after announcing the closure of nine stores across four states, including three in San Francisco and Oakland. “We know that our stores serve an important role in their communities, but we can only be successful if the working and shopping environment is safe for all.”

The company did say then that 32 stores remained open in the San Francisco and Oakland market, employing more than 6,400 workers.

Earlier this year, another Denny’s in the Oakland area closed down over safety issues, according to SFGate, after operating for more than half a century.