Kate Steinle was walking on an SF Pier with her father and a family friend in July 2015 when she was shot, collapsing into her father’s arms. Illegal immigrant Garcia Zarate had been released from the San Francisco jail about three months before the shooting, despite a request by federal immigration authorities to detain him for deportation. He had been deported five times before. Kate's death put "sanctuary city" policy in the spotlight, politicians blamed city officials for refusing to cooperate with federal deportation efforts. The handgun used to kill Steinle was stolen from a federal ranger a week before the shooting.