Avoid the area of 15th St. & Beaver due to #SFPD activity. A shelter-in-place is in effect. @sfmta_muni & traffic will be effected. #sf pic.twitter.com/DMTguHZhWd
— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) July 31, 2017
Update: The standoff has ended and the shelter-in-place order was lifted around 2:45 p.m. Monday. See story here, and see the original story below.
San Francisco police have ordered residents of a San Francisco neighborhood to stay indoors, after a man suspected of shooting a woman has barricaded himself inside a home in the area.
According to the San Francisco Police Department, at around 11:45 Sunday evening, police were called to the area of 15th and Beaver Streets, an intersection a block off Castro Street, near Corona Heights Park, on reports of shots fired.
Breaking-San Francisco police negotiators at 15th and Castro area. Shots fired 1145pm. Shelter in place @kron4news pic.twitter.com/g60eXnWapI
— Will Tran (@KRON4WTran) July 31, 2017
Bay City News reports that responding officers found a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. She was transported to an area hospital for treatment, and as of publication time her condition is unknown.
The suspect in the shooting, described only as a man, retreated into his home, police say. This prompted police to issue a shelter in place order for residents of the area, which as sent by Alert SF at 1 a.m. read "Avoid the area of 15th and Beaver Streets due to police activity. Residents on 15th Street from Buena Vista Terrace to Beaver St are asked to shelter in place in the rear of your homes."
Negotiations with the man continued throughout the night and into Monday morning, police say, as officers with the SFPD "have been trying to negotiate with the man in hopes of ending the standoff safely," NBC Bay Area reports.
Just arrived at scene of standoff in SF. @SFPD say One woman shot, hospitalized. Armed suspect refusing to surrender. pic.twitter.com/FHpzBkiPFp
— Tiffany Wilson (@TWilsonTV) July 31, 2017
As of 5:26 a.m., "Residents on 15th St. from Buena Vista to Beaver" were again reminded to shelter in place by Alert SF. Speaking with the SF Chronicle at around 7 a.m., SFPD spokesperson Officer Robert Rueca says “We have a team of negotiators trying to get the suspect to surrender as soon as possible, and then we’ll be able to get on with our investigation.” As of publication time, however,the standoff continues.
Shift change for @sffdpio at standoff near Corona Heights Park. Armed suspect holed up since 11:45 last night. 1 woman shot/hospitalized pic.twitter.com/Zf5B5psbAA
— Tiffany Wilson (@TWilsonTV) July 31, 2017