Police in San Francisco were confronted this evening with a gunman reportedly firing from a rooftop construction site near St. Luke’s hospital in the city’s Mission District.
#BREAKING Gunfire near St. Luke's Hospital in SF's Mission District. Police say suspect is on the roof. Hospital told to shelter-in-place.
— Janelle Wang (@janellewang) November 12, 2015
#BREAKING: Reports of gunshots – possible active shooter situation- near Mission & Cesar Chavez in SF- streets closed as police respond
— KTVU (@KTVU) November 12, 2015
We have a crew near a man who is reported to be on a rooftop and firing shots with a shotgun, #developing
— Randee Deason (@2hip4tv) November 12, 2015
#BREAKING: KTVU crew on scene of incident at St. Luke's is hearing flash bangs: https://t.co/s8YoCbVSQ2
— KTVU (@KTVU) November 12, 2015
NBC Bay Area reports that the suspect was shooting at the hospital until law enforcement responded, at which time he began firing at the police.
#UPDATE SFPD says gunman in St. Luke's Hospital shooting has been "neutralized". https://t.co/yZql26sylb pic.twitter.com/AeLV39ruoM
— Janelle Wang (@janellewang) November 12, 2015
#SF chief says suspect involved in shooting near #St. Luke's was also involved in a robbery in #sanbruno #KTVU pic.twitter.com/x7bYHW8PNN
— Paul Chambers (@PaulChambersTV) November 12, 2015
UPDATE Shooting suspect killed by #SFPD had stolen shotgun from sporting goods store https://t.co/s8YoCbEhrs pic.twitter.com/JYKo1JIQek
— KTVU (@KTVU) November 12, 2015
#UPDATE: Man shot dead by police outside #stlukeshospital in #SF, stole gun from #Big5 in #SanBruno, per @SFPD. #sfpd
— Heather Holmes (@HeatherKTVU) November 12, 2015
NBC Bay Area reports that the unidentified shooter used a handgun to rob a Big 5 Sporting Goods store of either a rifle or a shotgun and ammunition. His motive for scaling the construction site and opening fire remains unknown.
#SFPD says there were multiple officers involved in the shooting near St.LUKE'S #hospital. Suspect is dead #KTVU
— Paul Chambers (@PaulChambersTV) November 12, 2015