San Francisco jury convicts Irvin Hernandez-Flores in 2022 killings of his father and stepmother

Verdict in Bayview double homicide

A San Francisco jury has convicted Irvin Hernandez-Flores, 27, in connection with the August 2022 fatal shootings of his father, Jose Hernandez, 47, and stepmother, Yessenia (also reported as Yesenia) Soto Hernandez, 41. The case centers on a pre-dawn break-in at a Bayview District home on Ingerson Avenue, where the couple was shot while inside the residence.

The verdict includes two counts of second-degree murder and a child abuse conviction tied to the presence of an 11-year-old girl during the attack. Jurors also found true allegations related to firearm use causing death, a finding that can affect sentencing under California law.

What investigators said happened on August 13, 2022

Police responses and court summaries place the shooting shortly after 2:30 a.m. on August 13, 2022. Officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of Ingerson Avenue around 2:45 a.m. following calls reporting both shots fired and a request for a welfare check.

At the residence, officers found a man and woman with apparent gunshot wounds. Emergency responders provided aid and the victims were transported to a hospital, where both later died. Investigators detained a relative at the scene and arrested Hernandez-Flores on homicide-related charges. The case remained under investigation as it moved through court proceedings.

Key evidence and the child witness

Prosecutors argued that Hernandez-Flores entered the home and fired multiple times, killing both victims. Accounts presented in court described the shooting as occurring in front of the couple’s 11-year-old daughter, who survived. The child’s presence was central to the child abuse charge and to the prosecution’s description of the harm caused beyond the two deaths.

Investigators also linked the case to a video broadcast on Facebook. Court summaries described Hernandez-Flores as livestreaming in the aftermath of the shooting, with the victims visible in the residence. The livestream allegations were referenced repeatedly in public descriptions of the case from the time of the arrest through the trial’s outcome.

The case combined a family relationship, a residential break-in, and a digital record of events that prosecutors said documented the aftermath in real time.

What happens next

Sentencing has been scheduled for February 27. The conviction and firearm findings mean the court will determine a prison term within California’s sentencing framework, considering the murder counts and the additional conviction related to the child witness.

• Convictions: two counts of second-degree murder; child abuse
• Victims: Jose Hernandez (47) and Yessenia/Yesenia Soto Hernandez (41)
• Location: 1100 block of Ingerson Avenue, Bayview District
• Date of killings: August 13, 2022
• Sentencing date: February 27