Felon shot San Francisco mom after she caught him dealing drugs with her kid in his car
A felon who shot and critically injured a mom in front of her daughter will appear in court today – accused of opening fire after she confronted him for dealing drugs from a car with her child inside.
Prosecutors say Eugene McGee, 60, pulled the trigger as the woman took her child from the vehicle on the evening of October 15 2025. He was arrested earlier this month.
Witnesses told police the attack prompted another woman, accompanying the victim, to draw a gun from her fannypack and return fire, sending the shooter fleeing in the car.
The incident took place on Hyde Street, one block from the city’s federal courthouse.
The victim underwent emergency abdominal surgery at Zuckerberg General Hospital. As a result of the attack, her kidneys no longer function, she requires daily dialysis and will ultimately need a kidney transplant.
Investigators learned that McGee acted as a ‘father figure’ to the child and took care of her from time to time.
“The victim stated that the argument that led to the shooting started when she found out McGee was driving around the Tenderloin selling drugs while her daughter was with him,” wrote SFPD Sgt Rodrigo Labson in an arrest warrant affidavit.
Just before the shooting, the victim said, McGee threatened to kill her.
Investigators tracked the vehicle using Flock surveillance cameras as it traveled to Oakland. McGee then appears to have slipped through their fingers while they were inking a search warrant for the car.
McGee was eventually nabbed in Fresno earlier this month and brought back to the city.
His rap sheet includes several state prison terms for drug dealing in San Francisco and Oakland.
McGee, who has pleaded not guilty to a battery of assault and firearms charges, will appear today for a preliminary hearing at which a judge will determine if the evidence is sufficient to send him to trial. He remains in custody after Judge Kenneth Wine earlier refused to release him.
“The defendant’s conduct was extremely violent and he poses a significant danger to the victim and to the community,” wrote assistant district attorney Rebecca Warren in a successful motion to detain.
The case continues.
