What the records say
- When
- 4 Sep 1977
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 5
- Coordinates
- 37.80° N, 122.41° W
- Description
- Gang-related shooting that took place in a San Francisco Chinatown restaurant
Golden Dragon massacre
1977 shooting in San Francisco, California, U.S.
A gang-related mass shooting took place on September 4, 1977, inside the Golden Dragon restaurant at 822 Washington Street in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, United States. The shooting was planned and committed by members of the Joe Boys, a Chinese-American youth gang, who were attempting to kill leaders of the Wah Ching, a rival Chinatown gang.
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