Funeral For The Trans Dude Shot By A Security Guard In San Fran Turns Into A Shitshow As People Brawl In Front Of The Casket

SAN FRANCISCO -- Family, friends and community members gathered during an emotional service to say their final goodbyes to Banko Brown, the man shot and killed by a Walgreens security guard last month in San Francisco.

Tensions were high during the ceremony, eventually boiling over at one point as people began shouting at each other at Third Baptist Church in the city's Western Addition neighborhood where the 24-year-old Brown once went to Sunday school.

One person had to be held back during the shouting match that lasted several minutes. Eventually, things calmed down and the service resumed. It was not clear what triggered the outburst.

Brown, 24, was shot and killed April 27 by a security guard after a physical confrontation over alleged shoplifting. His killing triggered widespread protests and focused new attention on how the city is responding to well-publicized cases of retail theft and its treatment of marginalized communities.