S.F. police seek handgun reported lost by federal agent

A .40 caliber pistol belonging to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was reported missing in San Francisco Saturday. A .40 caliber pistol belonging to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was reported missing in San Francisco Saturday. Photo: Bill Hutchinson Photo: Bill Hutchinson Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close S.F. police seek handgun reported lost by federal agent 1 / 9 Back to Gallery

Police Saturday were seeking a handgun a federal agent reported missing in San Francisco.

The duty weapon, a .40 caliber HK pistol belonging to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, was lost Friday after he left it on top of his car at about 6 a.m. It has not yet been recovered.

The weapon was “properly reported through official federal channels and to local authorities,” said James Schwab, a spokesman for the federal agents.

Handguns stolen from federal agents were used in two murders last year. Oakland muralist Anotonio Ramos was shot with an ICE agent’s gun stolen in San Francisco and Kate Steinle was killed on Pier 14 with a stolen Bureau of Land Management gun.