A major police situation was happening in or near Powell Street Station Friday morning after an armed suspect apparently fired a gun, and then was possibly shot by police.
An alert from the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management went out at 10:57 am to avoid the area of Market and Powell streets due to police activity.
The Chronicle reports from witnesses that a suspect was scene carrying a gun, and being chased by police from an alley near Mint Plaza (possibly Stevenson or Jessie Street) into a liquor store.
Police reportedly then chased the man with guns drawn out of the liquor store toward Powell Street Station, and there a witness told the Chronicle they heard a gunshot, followed by a “barrage” of gunfire. It has the markings of an officer-involved shooting, but the SFPD has not confirmed that yet.
The shooting reportedly happened around 10:30 am.
The San Francisco Fire Department tweeted at 10:47 am that they were assisting with a “traumatic injury” situation at the transit station, and that both the station and the vehicle lanes on Market above were closed.
#yourSFFD is onscene at Powell st @SFBARTalert @SFMTA_Muni station for a traumatic injury. @SFPD closing access points and lanes above ground.
Avoid the area of 5th/Market.
Expect transit delays. pic.twitter.com/xjQUKHA0qw
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) September 13, 2024
BREAKING: Multiple shots fired at about 10:30 a.m. on Powell and Market Street in downtown San Francisco. A few minutes ago paramedics wheeled out a person with a gunshot wound to his arm or chest. Follow @sfchronicle for more. pic.twitter.com/3rZs8iMpUr
— Aldo Toledo (@aldot29) September 13, 2024
A Chronicle reporter reported seeing a person being taken away on a stretcher.
The Citizen app had a report that the victim had “gunshot wounds to the right leg and left arm,” which may have come from a police scanner.
We’ll update you as we learn more.
Photo via Citizen app