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    A 20-year-old man suspected in the shooting at San Francisco's gay pride celebration that left one dead and two injured is in police custody. Ed Perkins of San Francisco was arrested Saturday night near the scene of the crime in the Castro. Police are not releasing a motive but have said they don't believe the incident was a hate crime. Stephen Powell, 19, was killed in the shooting, while a 19-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man were both shot in the leg.
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A 20-year-old man suspected in the shooting at San Francisco's gay pride celebration that left one dead and two injured is in police custody.
Ed Perkins of San Francisco was arrested Saturday night near the scene of the crime in the Castro. Police are not releasing a motive but have said they don't believe the incident was a hate crime. Stephen Powell, 19, was killed in the shooting, while a 19-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man were both shot in the leg.
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