At 4:44 p.m., two uniformed officers were patrolling Third Street between Oakdale and Palou avenues as part of a recent violence-reduction effort in the area. They encountered the man as they were conducting a fare inspection on a Muni light-rail platform, police Sgt. Michael Andraychak said Saturday. As the officers tried to detain the man, he took off running and drew a gun, police said. The two officers chased him on foot for about 1 1/2 blocks down Third Street, police said. When the suspect shot at the officers, they returned fire, fatally wounding him, Andraychak said. The man was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:01 p.m. [1] A 19-year-old allegedly armed man was fatally shot in Bayview at about 4:40 p.m. this evening after he ran from police conducting a Muni fare inspection along the T-Third line on the platform at Third and Oakdale. The officers approached the victim when he got off the train without proof of payment, and the victim fled. Police say the victim fired at them during the chase, prompting the officers to fire back several shots. The man was taken to San Francisco General Hospital where he later died. [2]
The shooting was being investigated by homicide investigators, the department's Internal Affairs Division, the San Francisco District Attorney's office and the city's Office of Citizen Complaints. The fatal shooting of the 19-year-old man came after officers, who were working a "crime reduction detail," tried to question him on a Muni light rail platform, said Andraychak. As the suspect ran, he fired back at the officers, according to Andraychak. At least one of the officers returned fire. [3] The investigation, part of the department's policy when officers are involved in a shooting, comes after the man was shot in the city's Baview District a little before 5 p.m. Saturday. Officers say the man ran when they tried to question him on a Muni light rail platform. Police Sgt. Michael Andraychak says as the suspect ran, he fired back at the officers. At least one of the officers fired back. [4]
SAN FRANCISCO -- A 19-year-old man shot and killed by police officers in San Francisco Saturday was a "person of interest" in the recent fatal shooting of a pregnant woman in South Seattle, San Francisco police said Sunday. The man was shot by officers when they tried to question him on one of the city's light rail platforms, according San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr. They briefly detained the man, but officers say he bolted while firing several shots in their direction. [5] SEATTLE -- A 19-year-old man fatally shot by San Francisco police is considered a person of interest in a South Seattle shooting last Wednesday that killed 19-year-old Tanaya Gilbert and wounded three others, San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr told CBS affiliate KPIX. [6]
"Although the suspect was firing back into Mendel Plaza that was full of people, including children, nobody else was injured by the gunfire and officers were able to beat back the attack, fatally injuring the suspect," Suhr said. Suhr told KGO-TV their investigation revealed the man killed there was a "person of interest" in the murder of Tanaya Gilbert in South Seattle on Wednesday. Suhr said the man was also on parole for two felonies in Washington, but didn't say what crimes he was wanted for. He also didn't know if the man lived in the San Francisco area. [5]
Witnesses told The San Francisco Examiner the officers are white and Hispanic, but Suhr said that's incorrect. Both officers have been placed on administrative leave during an investigation by the department's internal affairs, the District Attorney's Office, the Office of Citizen Complaints and the homicide detail. This is the second fatal shooting by police officers in The City in two weeks. [7] The shooting was being investigated by homicide investigators, the department's Internal Affairs Division, the San Francisco District Attorney's office and the city's Office of Citizen Complaints. [8]
In accordance with the department's policy, the incident is being investigated by homicide investigators, the department's officer-involved shooting team, the district attorney's office and the Office of Citizen Complaints. [1]
The shooting is being investigated by the District Attorney's Office and the Office of Citizen Complaints as well as by the police department. In a written statement, District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen said "My heart goes out to the family as they grieve the loss of their loved one." [9] The shooting is being investigated by the homicide detail, the internal affairs officer-involved shooting, the District Attorney's Office and the Office of Citizen Complaints. In a written statement, District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen, who representa the area in which the shooting occurred, said that she "condemned violence in the community," and urged "anyone with any information about the shooting to notify SFPD immediately." [9]
Groups including the Idriss Stelley Foundation, SF Education Not Incarceration and the SF Bayview National Black Newspaper will gather Monday to issue a call for change in response to the shooting, said Mesha Irizarry, executive director of the Idriss Stelly Foundation. The groups also want to see District Attorney George Gascon removed from the investigation, saying he has a conflict of interest since he was once chief of police, said Irizarry, who is also a member of San Francisco's marijuana oversight committee. [10] Suhr may be referring to the second video below, titled "Aftermath of Bayview gun battle in San Francisco", in which there appears to be a silver handgun on the sidewalk at around the 0:15 mark. The suspect was also a person of interest in a fatal Seattle shooting that occurred last week, in which a pregnant woman died from her injuries. He had two felonies in Washington state, and was out on parole. The shooting sparked protests both Saturday and Sunday in San Francisco's Mission and Bayview districts. [11] San Francisco police have shot a person in the Bayview district Saturday afternoon in what may be The City's second transit-related shooting in two weeks. [12] SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco Police say they've found the gun use by a man who was shot and killed by officers Saturday afternoon. Crowds of angry people formed claiming the man was unarmed when he was shot from behind in the Bayview District, but police are trying to put those claims to rest. [13] San Francisco -- San Francisco police officers shot and killed a man after a gunbattle and foot chase in the Bayview district late Saturday afternoon. [1]
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A man shot by police in the Bayview District Saturday afternoon has died from his injuries. [14]
Two San Francisco police officers were on the Muni platform at Third and Palou Saturday afternoon. After some recent shootings, they were assigned to a violence reduction program and were making sure some passengers had paid their fares. They briefly detained a 19-year-old subject, but officers say he bolted while firing several shots in their direction. [13] A parolee considered a person of interest in the recent killing of a pregnant woman in Seattle was fatally shot by Bayview police officers Saturday afternoon after firing at them while fleeing detainment for evading a Muni fare, police Chief Greg Suhr said Sunday. [7]
A gun believed to have been used by a suspect who was fatally shot by San Francisco police officers Saturday has been recovered by investigators, police said Sunday. [3] SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's police chief announced Sunday afternoon that investigators had recovered the gun of a man killed in an officer-involved shooting the night before in the city's Bayview neighborhood. [10] A 19-year-old man being sought in connection with the fatal shooting South Seattle last week was shot and killed Saturday by San Francisco police, television station KGO in San Francisco reported. [8] SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco police shot and killed a man who fled a routine transit fare inspection, firing on officers as he ran before being shot multiple times. [11]
San Francsico police told KGO the suspect had two felonies in Washington state and was on parole. San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said the officers briefly detained the man, but say he bolted while firing several shots in their direction. [8] "Someone picked up the firearm that the suspect had shot with and ran southbound up the street with it," San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said. [13]
Police responded to a demonstration in San Francisco's Mission District this morning that may have been caused by Saturday afternoon's officer-involved shooting. An angry crowd gathered near 16th and Valencia streets shortly before 1 a.m. as police said they monitored the situation. [15] A YouTube video has emerged following the San Francisco Police Department's shooting Saturday of an armed 19-year-old in the Bayview District. [16] The shooting happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of 3rd Street and Oakdale in San Francisco's Bayview District. [12]
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There is a huge police presence on 3rd Street near Oakdale and several streets are blocked off up to Palou after an officer-involved shooting. [12]
"As it is now, the investigations have to be completed, but the information we have is you have somebody shooting at a police officer," San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said. "That, of course, is very dangerous and officers had to not only protect themselves but protect the public." [13] Sunday afternoon San Francisco Police officers shot and killed an allegedly armed 19-year-old after a confrontation on a train platform and subsequent chase. [17]
Hundreds of enraged people took to the streets of San Francisco in response to the murder of a 19 year old by SFPD in the Bayview neighborhood. He was killed for running from the police after not paying his MUNI fare. [18] Just before 5pm tonight, San Francisco police chased down a man without a Muni ticket and shot him dead. Witnesses at the scene say he had his hands above his head as he was running away from police. [19] Witnesses told The San Francisco Examiner on Saturday that about seven shots were fired and the man was hit in the neck. [7]
The identification of the man shot and killed in San Francisco has not yet been released. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News is working to gather more information on this story. [6]
The man collapsed in a driveway and was pronounced dead at San Francisco General Hospital about 7 p.m., police said. [7] The officers were stationed in the area as part of an increased police presence to respond to recent shootings in the neighborhood, Andraychak said. The 19-year-old man ran from the officers and allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot at them as they chased him on foot, police said. At least one of the officers returned fire and wounded the suspect. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:01 p.m., police said. [20] The gun, which was not found immediately after the 5 p.m. shooting in the city's Bayview District, was believed to have been taken from the ground as officers tended to the suspect, said police Sgt. Michael Andraychak. [3] Protesters mixed with police officers Sunday afternoon at the scene of the Bayview District shooting at Third and Oakdale. [13] For the second time in as many weeks, police officers have murdered someone in cold blood. They murdered a 19 year old in the Bayview district. For the crime of not paying his $2 bus fare, he was executed by SFPD; shot ten times in front of a crowd. On July 3rd, BART police responding to a report of a man too drunk to stand, arrived at Civic Center Station and shot Charles Hill within a minute of their arrival, killing him as well. His crime: being broke and homeless in a city that fucking despises us. [18] The unidentified 19-year-old man was approached by officers working a "crime reduction detail" in the city's crime-ridden Bayview district. As they began to question him, he ran and began firing back at the officers. At that point, at least one officer returned fire, striking and killing the man. [11]
The 19-year-old man, who has not been identified publicly, was detained by two officers about 4:45 p.m. on the Muni platform near Third Street and Oakdale Avenue. After the suspect ran from officers, the chief said, they chased him through "crowded" Mendell Plaza and he fired at them as he was running. [7] The man had been detained by patrol officers conducting a fare inspection on a Municipal Transportation Agency light rail stop at Third Street and Palou Avenue at about 4:45 p.m., police Sgt. Michael Andraychak said. [20] Two uniformed officers detained the 19-year-old while conducting a fare inspection on a Muni light rail vehicle and the man fled. During the pursuit, he fired at officers, and the officers fired back. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7 p.m., police said. [16] The shooting occurred around 4:45 p.m., when two uniformed officers were conducting a fare inspection on a Muni light rail vehicle, a police spokesman said. They detained a suspect on the platform, but he fled on foot. [9]
Informants led police to what is believed to be the suspect's.45-caliber handgun, which is now being tested, Suhr said. The chief declined to identify either officer involved in the shooting, but said both are experienced. [7] A 19-year-old woman was killed. News reports said she was pregnant. Witnesses to the Bayview shooting told police they saw a man pick up the suspect's gun and run off with two other men, Suhr said. [7] Police still haven't found the gun the suspect was said to be firing. Ironically this police involved shooting comes on the heels of Johntue Caldwell, the best friend of Oscar Grant III who was with Grant when he was shot and killed on a BART platform in Oakland on New Year's Day 2009, was shot and killed in Hayward Ca. by an unknown assailant Friday night. [17]
Police have not identified the 19-year-old suspect who was killed, but did confirm with ABC7 News that the suspect was a person of interest in a South Seattle shooting last week in Washington state. The shooting there wounded four people, including a pregnant woman who died from her injuries. [13] Police have yet to release details about the man's record, but the Seattle police said Sunday night that the suspect was considered a person of interest in a south Seattle shooting on Wednesday that killed a 19-year old woman and injured three others. [10]
At the scene of the shooting Sunday, protesters surrounded a memorial for the teenager and claimed the shooting was racially motivated. 'He used to cut hair, just got a barber college license to cut hair,' said one man at the memorial. Police said this wasn't true and the suspect had an extensive criminal record out of state. [10]
Amateur video footage of the exchange showed that a passerby picked up the suspect's handgun in the aftermath of the shootout and took it from the area before investigators were able to establish a crime scene, police said. With the help of witnesses, police were able to identify the individual who took the gun and retrieved it this afternoon, Andraychak said. [20] A gun believed to have been used by the suspect was recovered by investigators, police said Sunday. [8]
Police say the suspect fired at officers first, but investigators could not initially find the weapon. [13] During the foot pursuit, police say the suspect fired at the officers, and the officers fired back. [9]
Police did not know how many shots were exchanged and would not say whether the suspect's gun had been retrieved, as the incident is still under investigation. Officers declined to release the suspect's name, saying only that he is believed to be between 19 and 21 years old. [1] "I do not know the source, but it does appear to have been taken in the moments after the incident," said Andraychak. No additional details, such as the type of gun or how many shots were fired, would be provided until an investigation of the shooting was finalized, said Andraychak. He could not say how long the investigation would take. [3] The gun, which was not found immediately after the 5 p.m. shooting, was believed to have been taken from the ground as officers tended to the suspect, Andraychak said. [8] The crowd is heard angrily yelling at officers, claiming the shooting was prompted by the suspect's failure to pay the $2 fare. Today, SFPD announced they recovered a gun they believed was used by the suspect. [11]
The video shows police moments after the shooting and what appears to be a silver gun just feet from the suspect. [13] Investigators were able to find the gun after a member of the public provided video taken after the shooting, according to police. [8] Protests erupted again early Sunday in the Mission district, while video taken at the scene of Saturday's shooting showed some residents expressing disappointment with police. [7]
Bystanders said the crowd had gathered in response to Saturday's shooting, when a 19-year-old man was fatally shot by police in the city's Bayview neighborhood. [15] Chief Suhr said that the man was shot in a confrontation with police at a transit platform Saturday, and was a parolee from Washington state. [6] Suhr said the man is believed to have fired more than one shot. Both officers returned fire. Suhr said he was unsure how many times the suspect was struck. [7] "Although the suspect was firing back into Mendel Plaza that was full of people, including children, nobody else was injured by the gunfire and officers were able to beat back the attack, fatally injuring the suspect," Suhr said. At least one of the officers returned fire. [8]
'Due to the cooperation of the community, independent witnesses, and the incredible teamwork of the Bayview officers and the gang task force, we recovered the weapon at 10:30 last night,' Suhr said. [10] Suhr said that response was not characteristic of the relationship between police and most members of the community. "The real Bayview community stepped up on this," Suhr said. [7]
While making an appearance at the AIDS Walk in Golden Gate Park Sunday afternoon, SF Police Chief Greg Suhr told KTVU that investigators had succeeded in retrieving the victim's gun late the night before. [10] Police confiscated surveillance video from a Dollar Store on Third and Palou. Investigators say they will be looking at images from nearby cameras, including cameras on the Muni platform. [13] In the video, a large crowd that gathered near Third Street and Oakdale Avenue, along with several police officers roping off the area. [17] The suspect, who was shot at Oakdale and Third streets at 4:45 p.m., was pronounced dead at 7 p.m., according to a police spokesman. [9] According to police, the shooting occurred about 4:45 p.m. at Oakdale and Third streets. [16] Portions of Third Street between Oakdale and Palau were briefly closed during the police investigation. [14]
Police patrolled the Third Street corridor Sunday with an additional 10 officers due to an increase in gun violence in the last three weeks. [10] People who gathered at the Muni stop were throwing bottles at police, who had three blocks of Third Street blocked off, from Palou to Newcomb avenues. [12]
Eyewitensses told ABC7 News the suspect, identified only as a 19-year-old man, de-boarded the T-Third Muni train without a ticket. When he was approached by police, the suspect fled and at one poitn was shot at several times by police, according to witnesses. [14] Witnesses say the shooting happened after the suspect de-boarded the T-Third Muni train and was confronted by police for not having a ticket. [12]
Seattle police did not immediately provide details about the suspect Sunday evening. Gilbert's shooting was the sixth homicide reported in Seattle this year, and the first since Donald Meyer's body was found on a recycling plant conveyer belt July 8. The Associated Press and KOMO/4 contributed to this report. [8]
San Francisco and Seattle police departments are now working together in the investigations. [10] Seattle police spokesperson Mark Jamieson told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News that Seattle police are working with San Francisco police. [6]
Saturday's shooting comes after 45-year-old Charles Hill was slain July 3 by Bay Area Rapid Transit officers at the Civic Center/UN Plaza station in San Francisco. [3] The suspect was rushed to San Francisco General Hospital. He was pronounced dead shortly after 7:00 p.m. [14] The suspect was rushed to San Francisco General Hospital with unknown injuries. [12]
Police said one of the officers involved was a senior member in the Bayview and didn't recognize the suspect. [10] On July 3, BART police officers shot and killed Charles Hill, who allegedly was drunk and wielding a broken bottle and one or two knives on the platform at the Civic Center station. [12] Tactical police officers were called out to keep watch over a large crowd of onlookers in the minutes after the shooting. [14] BART police say Hill, apparently drunk, approached the officers holding a broken bottle and two knives. That and other recent fatal police shootings, including the 2009 killing of an unarmed Oscar Grant III by then-BART Officer Johannes Mehserle, have spurred community anger and protests. [7] Some residents don't agree with the shooting, even if police say it was justified. "Regardless of if they found a gun or not, it's the fact they chased him from the T-train over a transfer, and while there's real crime going on," said resident Debray Carpenter. [13] The only person who bends down and picks up anything on video is one who picked up what appears to be a piece of a broken cell phone. It seems the article is based on narrative released as part of an earlier, edited youtube version of the video, that had dialogue "bubbles" and captions that said "GUN," "he picked it up," etc. -- Also, that version appears to have been made by police, police supporters or police informants (that captioned version on youtube had videos "Up Next" that were/are all some form of tribute to police officers). Incidentally, that captioned version of the video was also picked up by the police and media, and that version has been used to justify the shooting of this 19 y.o., in the back, multiple times, on a major thoroughfare. [17] Interesting enough, when is Police brutality going to stop? There's another video on youtube that clearly outlines what happened which is even more brutal than this one, the teenager trying to fight for his life saying help me and the police just stood around after he stopped moving they searched him to find nothing, although there are speculations of the teenager firing a gun at the police where is proof of that because in this case he was shot 5 times left for dead on the sidewalk as everyone watched, no ambulance called while the teenager saying help me. How is this justice? If he did the "teenager" fired at the police, must the Police shoot to kill? He was also shot in the neck? why not his legs? or is it just another life on the street or one less mouth or thug to deal with??? I am so angry that there are other ways of dealing with situations such as this but death? I don't believe the police or cadets are no longer taking oath to protect the public/community-Their under oath to shoot for dead. I am sad that my husband obtain his degree in criminal justice to become a law enforceman and I am ashamed to say we waisted our money given the way this justice is being served. [17] Police have not said how many shots were fired, but said the officers were not hurt in the incident. [3]
The transit agency has been battling an image problem after a white officer fatally shot an unarmed black passenger on New Year's Day 2009 at a station in Oakland, a killing that sparked widespread debate and prompted racial unrest in that city. [3]
The shooting also sparked protests in the city's Bayview District late Saturday and Sunday. [3] Angered by the recent eruption of violence in the Bayview neighborhood, activists called for the formation of a civilian review board and an FBI investigation following Saturday's officer-involved shooting in the Bayview District. [10]
Following the shooting, a community group called the Idriss Stelley Foundation, an organization that provides assistance to families who have had family members killed by law enforcement officers, called for an FBI investigation into the shooting. [3] Jamieson would not say if it was a part of the investigation surrounding last week's shooting in South Seattle that killed Gilbert, 19, and her unborn child. [6]
Gilbert, who family members say was seven weeks pregnant, was killed and three other people were injured when a man opened fire on a group of people sitting in parked cars in South Seattle late Wednesday night. [5]
Police have not released the name of the man who was killed, citing an ongoing investigation. [20] "Today's shooting is under ongoing Police investigation, and I urge anyone with any information to notify SFPD immediately," Cohen said. [9] "I intend to review the results of the internal investigation from the police department to ensure department protocol was followed," Cohen said. [10]
PoliceOne is revolutionizing the way the law enforcement community finds relevant news, identifies important training information, interacts online and researches product purchases and manufacturers. It's the most comprehensive and trusted online destination for law enforcement agencies and police departments worldwide. [11] The Fire Department was also on the scene and had a ladder going to the rooftop of a nearby building, possibly to search for a discarded weapon, according to police and fire officials. [12]
One video, seen below, is titled "SFPD Ruthlessly Shoots and Kills Unarmed 19yr old Man over $2 Bus Fair" and depicts a tumultuous scene following the shooting, as the suspect can be seen moving in a pool of blood. [11] Witnesses say the young man was shot 5 or 6 times. In a video captured just after the shooting, with the man still lying in a pool of his own blood what appears to be a silver handgun can be seen in the lower right corner of the frame in the opening moments. [19] The graphic and emotional video shows the direct aftermath of the shooting, including the anger of the crowd and the man's body on the ground. His name has not been released. (We can't vouch for the accuracy of the commentary in the video.) [16]
Following the shooting, police learned there was video that showed the immediate aftermath. [13] As documented in a cell phone video of the shooting incident posted on YouTube, a witness to the shooting had retrieved the gun and ran off with it. [10] After searching rooftops for a gun pointed at officers by the suspect, the answer may have come from a video posted on the website YouTube. [13]
The chief said the suspect was on parole for two Washington felony convictions and is a person of interest in a fatal quadruple shooting in Seattle on Wednesday. [7] The unidentified suspect was called a person of interest in the shooting last Wednesday in the 9600 block of 54th Avenue South. Tanaya Gilbert, 19, who was seven weeks pregnant according to relatives, was killed by a bullet through the head as she sat in a parked car. [8]
The three other shooting victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries. A vigil for the victims the following night at the same location was marred by shots fired when some in the crowd believed they saw a suspect vehicle drive by. [8]
Police also say the suspect had two felonies in Washington state and was currently on parole. Investigators will be conducting tests on the firearm to determine if it was in fact set off and if it is the weapon they say they recovered. [13] Investigators were at the shooting scene into the evening, trying to piece together what happened. [1]
Some angry people at the site of the shooting complained that the officers had overreacted in the incident. [1] Officers in riot helmets were in the area and police said officers were helping to facilitate the walking demonstration. [15] About 100 marchers took the street and attacked ATMs, banks and a cop car. He was killed for running from the police after not paying his MUNI fare. [18] Supervisor Malia Cohen on Saturday issued a statement expressing sympathy for the family of the man killed and urging anyone with information to contact the police. [10] The name of the man has not been released. Police say he died in a hospital around 7 p.m. Saturday. (Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. [4]
The march ended in a heated stand-off with SFPD in front of hundreds of tourists at the Powell St. plaza. In reporting this we hope to make it obvious: we will no longer allow the police (regardless of what badge they wear) to murder us in the streets. When they kill, we will respond with force. These two marches along with the burgeoning revolt in Bayview are only a beginning. We do not care about their attempts at justifying themselves. In each of these killings they claim that their lives were in danger. We say they lie, but honestly don't care either way. [18] Immediately people in Bayview responded - confronting the police, screaming at the murderers and throwing bottles. [18]
Officials said a man walked up to the group about 11 p.m. and began shooting, fatally wounding Gilbert. She was sitting in one car with a 16-year-old girl who was wounded in an arm and a leg. [5]
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