Car Theft Suspect, 27, Fatally Shot By Police In Bayview District

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - A 27-year-old woman in a stolen car was shot and killed by a police sergeant in San Francisco's Bayview District this morning, police Chief Greg Suhr said.

The shooting occurred around 9:45 a.m. in the area of Shafter Avenue and Elmira Street. Two officers in patrol cars were in the area looking for stolen cars and spotted the stolen vehicle on Elmira Street near Helena Street.

The woman drove away but crashed into a truck less than 100 feet away, Suhr said.

The officers tried to pull the woman out, and at some point a sergeant fired one shot, striking her, according to Suhr.

A witness told police the woman was moving the car back and forth while they tried to pull her out. Suhr said it was not yet clear if she was armed or threatening officers.

Officers performed CPR on the woman and took her to San Francisco General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Her name is not yet being released.

--Bay City News