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 Security video footage showed the gunman pull out the
.45-caliber pistol, raise it and point it across the aisle before
putting it back against his side, authorities told the San Francisco
Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1crPYQc) in a story on Monday.
The man drew the gun several more times and once wiped his nose with
the hand holding the weapon.
"These weren't concealed movements -- the gun is very clear,"
District Attorney George Gascon said. "These people are in very
close proximity with him, and nobody sees this. They're just so
engrossed, texting and reading and whatnot. They're completely
oblivious of their surroundings."
Authorities declined a request by The Associated Press for the
surveillance footage, citing an ongoing investigation.
San Francisco police officials say people who pay too much attention
to digital technology are also vulnerable to theft.
"Oftentimes when you interview people who get their phones stolen,
when you ask them to describe where the person came from, what he
was wearing, they have no idea," said police Chief Greg Suhr.
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Nikhom Thephakaysone, 30, has pleaded not guilty to charges
including murder in the Sept. 23 attack on Justin Valdez, 20, a
student at San Francisco State University who was shot in the back
of the head as he left the train.
Thephakaysone also has been charged with assault with a
semi-automatic handgun. Prosecutors said he stuck a handgun in
another man's back earlier the same night he shot Valdez as he
looked for a victim.
He did not pull the trigger and went on the hunt again for a victim
for more than an hour, at one point waving a gun outside a Thai
restaurant, Assistant District Attorney Scot Clark has said.
He was also charged with illegally possessing an assault weapon
after police said they seized two such rifles, combat knives and
razors at his home.
Police said he was carrying $20,000 in cash when he was arrested.
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