San Francisco uniformed officers killed a shooting suspect following a standoff in the city's South of Market district on Monday afternoon, according to the police department.
At about 4:55 p.m., officers were alerted to a report of a shooting in the area of Mission and Ninth streets. When they arrived, they reportedly found a man with gunshot wounds being treated by paramedics, police said.
After the victim was sent to a local hospital due to life-threatening injuries, officers learned that a suspect in the shooting was possibly in a nearby building. Officers set up a perimeter around the building to coax the suspect to leave and surrender peacefully, police said.
The suspect allegedly did not comply and refused to leave the building. Police said a gunbattle ensued between the suspect and officers.
Officers then entered the building and found the suspect suffering from life-threatening injuries. The suspect later was pronounced dead, police said. A firearm was recovered at the scene.
The shootout is under investigation by the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office; the SFPD Investigative Services Division (ISD); the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office (ME); the SFPD Internal Affairs Division (IAD); and the Department of Police Accountability (DPA).
According to police, a town hall meeting about the fatal encounter will be held within 10 days.
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