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2 Dead in Police Shooting in San Francisco's Mission Bay

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Two men are dead following a police shooting Thursday night in San Francisco, according to the police department.

The shooting occurred after officers responded at 7:48 p.m. to an aggravated assault in progress near Mariposa and Owens streets in the city's Mission Bay neighborhood, SFPD said in a news release issued early Friday.

It was not immediately clear if both suspects were shot by an officer.

One of the suspects in the aggravated assault died at the scene, and the other died after being taken to a local hospital, police said. No officers were injured in the shooting.

Police said the shooting is being investigated by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, the San Francisco Police Department Investigative Services Division, the SFPD Internal Affairs Division, the Department of Police Accountability and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

A town hall meeting will be held regarding the police shooting within 10 days as part of SFPD's policy on transparency, police said.

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