SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco Police officer is recovering Saturday morning after he was shot in the head Friday night.
Police responded to Lakeshore Shopping Center in the Sunset District where a man was causing a disturbance.
When officers arrived the suspect fired several shots grazing one of the officers in the head. The suspect then fled into Stern Grove.
Officers cornered the suspect in bushes at 28th Avenue and Vicente Street. As the suspect attempted to flee still holding the gun the SWAT team used a flash bang device to take the person into custody.
The injured the officer is in critical condition but conscious.
.@OfficerManfredi says @sfpd officer shot in head will survive. ‘very lucky’ 1/2 inch closer and it’d be a different story.
— Grant Lodes (@GrantLodes) October 15, 2016
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#SFPD Officer Injured during incident near Sloat & Everglade. Shelter in place. PIO’s are responding-Media to respond to Lucky’s Store #SF
— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) October 15, 2016
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#SFPD officer Injured in a shooting incident. PIO are enroute. Media Staging area in front of Lucky Store on Sloat Blvd
— SFPDSgtMike (@SFPDSgtMike) October 15, 2016
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Martin Halloran, the president of the SFPOA, has issued the following statement on the shooting:
Tonight, in the line of duty, a San Francisco police officer was shot by a suspect with a gun. I am with the officer at San Francisco General Hospital. When he was shot, the officer was responding to a call related to a mentally disturbed individual.
I cannot provide any more detail or make any comment related to the officer’s medical condition at this time, but we are praying that he survives.
This brave officer was doing his job, protecting the citizens of San Francisco, when he was struck by a bullet tonight. For his courage, he deserves all our gratitude and respect. Please keep him in your prayers tonight.
Stay with KRON4 for updates on this breaking news story on-air, online, and on the KRON4 app. The KRON4 Weekend Morning News starts at 7 a.m.
Map of where @SFPD officer is down after shooting. Shelter-in-place. Searching for suspect. pic.twitter.com/RtU4jQBomP
— Grant Lodes (@GrantLodes) October 15, 2016
Suspect has been taken into custody. We are waiting for SFPD to brief the media. @kron4news pic.twitter.com/SuOVsNlbvq
— Chuck Clifford (@chuckclifford) October 15, 2016
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