Ponce
17th September 2011, 05:49 PM
According to KCBS and Bay City News Service, two bystanders were hit by gunfire after an officer-involved shooting in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood early this morning.
According to police, at 2:06 a.m., officers located a wanted person in the 400 block of Broadway. The suspect ran away from police and produced a weapon, they said.
Officers then fired at the suspect, who was not hit. However, two bystanders were hit by the gunfire. They were taken to a hospital to be treated for their injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, according to police.
The suspect, who was not wounded, was taken into custody. The suspect’s weapon was recovered, police said.
Police did not have information available about how many officers were involved in the shooting or how many rounds were fired.
http://blog.sfgate.com/crime/2011/09/17/bystanders-wounded-sf-police-shooting/
According to police, at 2:06 a.m., officers located a wanted person in the 400 block of Broadway. The suspect ran away from police and produced a weapon, they said.
Officers then fired at the suspect, who was not hit. However, two bystanders were hit by the gunfire. They were taken to a hospital to be treated for their injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, according to police.
The suspect, who was not wounded, was taken into custody. The suspect’s weapon was recovered, police said.
Police did not have information available about how many officers were involved in the shooting or how many rounds were fired.
http://blog.sfgate.com/crime/2011/09/17/bystanders-wounded-sf-police-shooting/