A 14-year-old boy was shot by a SFPD officer after he gave chase and allegedly brandished a weapon in South San Francisco yesterday. The boy, who has not been identified, was taken to S.F. General with critical injuries.

The incident happened around 9 p.m. Tuesday when a police officer approached the boy in the parking lot of an Arco gas station at 2300 Westborough Boulevard. It's unclear why the policeman was looking to question the boy, but an employee at the gas station says the boy arrived in a car, driven either by himself or someone else. The boy ran a short distance before the officer almost caught up to him, and he allegedly drew a gun, prompting the officer to shoot him. It's unclear where on his body he was shot, but the Chron reports he was critically wounded. The incident is under investigation.

[Chron]