Though the San Francisco Police Department has thus far declined to name the man they shot Friday morning when responding to an alleged dispute between neighbors, they will perhaps divulge that information — as well as other details on what appears from police accounts to have been the shooting of a man who was not armed with a weapon — at a town hall meeting scheduled for Thursday night.

As followers of police activity might recall, town halls following SFPD shootings of civilians were once pro forma under former Chief Greg Suhr. Acting Chief Toney Chaplin suspended the meetings following the shooting of Jessica Williams as officers attempted to remove her from an allegedly stolen car — a shooting that notoriously led to Suhr's resignation. Shortly after his appointment, a spokesperson for SFPD said Chaplain wouldn't host a town hall for that shooting, as past community meetings “have been unproductive and disruptive."

It's unclear if the town hall reversal is influenced by incoming Chief Bill Scott, who was appointed to head the department by Mayor Ed Lee last month. It's also unclear when Scott will officially don the mantle of SF's top cop, and Chaplin remains in the position as of publication time.

As of Thursday, the man shot by police remained in San Francisco General Hospital, with the most recent report from police saying that his injuries were life-threatening. This evening's community meeting, during which police say they will "provide the community with an update on the investigation of the officer involved shooting," is scheduled for 6 p.m., at the Minnie & Lovie Ward Recreation Center on 650 Capitol Avenue.

Update: David Stevenson, Director of Community Engagement for the SFPD, called to remind us that the SFPD held a community meeting following the shooting of Nicholas McWherter near Stern Grove in October. He disputed the characterization of Chaplin's reported decision not to hold a town hall following Williams' shooting and a spokesprson's statement at the time that "Acting Chief Chaplin has stated that he will consider holding a town-hall-type meeting in a case-by-case basis" as instead "exploring a change in format as the present one was not effective." However, Stevenson also says that no decisions regarding a change to the meeting format were ever made, so one can reasonably expect this evening's meeting to follow the traditional town hall format.

Previously: As Police Union Attacks New Use Of Force Policy, Condition Of Man Shot By SFPD Worsens