IRS Agent Shoots Alleged Mugger In S.F.

During a reported robbery attempt, an Internal Revenue Service special agent shot and wounded a man in Bayview during an attempted mugging. Police spokesman Sgt. Troy Dangerfield told BCN (via CBS 5) that "two suspects approached the agent and attempted a robbery. At some point the agent fired a gun at the suspects, hitting one in the torso...the wounded suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment and is expected to survive." An IRS spokesperson confirms that the agent was on-duty at the time of the shooting.