Crime & Safety

San Francisco Police Chief Assures Public That Hosing Incident Outside Gallery Under Investigation

Gwin has since spoke to a number of news media outlets, including CBS Bay Area, to apologize for the incident in the wake of death threats.

SFPD chief Bill Scott
SFPD chief Bill Scott (CBS)

January 12, 2023

San Francisco chief of police on Wednesday assured the public outraged over a gallery owner spraying a homeless woman with a hose earlier this week that the incident is being investigated.

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Video captured the gallery owner -- identified as Collier Gwin, owner and operator of Foster Gwin Gallery on Montgomery Street in the city's Financial District -- spraying a homeless woman with a garden hose late Monday morning.

Gwin has since spoke to a number of news media outlets, including CBS Bay Area, to apologize for the incident in the wake of multiple death threats.

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