A San Francisco local channel broadcast a jailhouse interview with Francisco Sanchez, the “alleged” killer of Kate Steinle (pictured below), in which he admitted to the shooting. He was all over the place, saying it was an accident that the gun went off three times, but he “doesn’t want to live.”
Importantly, the five-times-deported Sanchez said he came to San Francisco because it was a sanctuary city that left illegal aliens alone. His statement shows what a magnet the crime-friendly policy is.
Welcome, dangerous foreign criminals — San Francisco likes your kind!
Man Accused in San Francisco Pier 14 Shooting Admits to Crime, ABC Channel 7, July 5, 2015
Francisco Sanchez didn’t recall every detail because he says he doesn’t remember everything that happened. But in the 45 minute hail house interview, he revealed how it happened and why he kept returning to the United States after being deported numerous times.
Barnard: “Did you shoot Kate Steinle, the lady who was down at Pier 14.”
Sanchez: “Yes.”
Barnard: “You did shoot her?”
Sanchez: “Mm hm,” he said with a nod.Steinle was shot and killed near the Ferry Building on Wednesday. Sanchez tells ABC7 News that the shooting was an accident. He says he was wandering on Pier 14 after taking sleeping pills he found in a dumpster.
Barnard: “Where did you get the gun?”
Sanchez: “In the ground. When the… when the… over there in the bench, um, um, I put my leg and I see the one T-shirt and then see over there something like that.”He claims a gun was wrapped in that T-shirt and that it went off when he picked it up.
“Then suddenly I heard that boom boom, three times,” Sanchez said.
He claims he kicked the gun into the San Francisco Bay, lit up a cigarette, and walked off, not knowing he shot someone until he was arrested by police hours later. Sanchez reportedly first told police he was shooting at sea lions.
He appeared frail and nervous when he talked about returning to the U.S. after being deported back to his native Mexico five times.
Barnard: “Why did you keep coming back to the U.S., why did you come back to San Francisco?”
Sanchez: “Because I was looking for jobs in the restaurant or roofing, landscaping, or construction.”Sanchez said he knew San Francisco was a sanctuary city where he would not be pursued by immigration officials.
Sanchez: “Yeah, I’m feeling sorry for everybody.”
Barnard: “You feel sorry for everybody? Including Kate Steinle’s family?”
Sanchez: “Yeah.”In Spanish, Sanchez said the courts should give him the highest punishment so that he can tell her parents in court that he no longer wants to live.
ABC7 News reached out the Steinle family on Sunday for their reaction to Sanchez’s interview. They did not have any immediate comment, saying that right now their goal is preserving her memory.
At this point, Sanchez says he does not have an attorney.
