San Francisco police report that two people were hospitalized and one person died as a result of three gunshots that occurred late Monday night in the Mid-Market district.
After a shot spotter activation in the vicinity on Monday night at around 10:49 p.m., police were sent to the 1000 block of Market Street close to 6th Street.
Officers heard that an adult male victim had been discovered at 6th and Market Streets, suffering from a gunshot wound, while en route to the scene. After providing assistance, police and paramedics took the victim, who had potentially fatal injuries, to a nearby hospital.
The second victim was subsequently found by police two blocks away, close to 7th and Stevenson streets. The gunshot wound sustained by that adult male victim was also present. His injuries were not life-threatening, so emergency personnel took him to a nearby hospital.
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Three adult male victims of gunshot wounds were discovered by officers in the 1000 block of Market Street. The victim had life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital, where the medical personnel and emergency responders tried to save his life, but he eventually passed away. The hospital pronounced him dead.
The investigation into the shootings is being handled by the department’s homicide detail. Information on a suspect or suspects in the shooting was withheld by the police.
The shootings are still under investigation, and no one has been taken into custody. If you have any information, please text a tip to TIP 411, starting the message with SFPD, or call the SFPD at 415-575-4444. Anonymous tipsters are allowed to stay anonymous.
