Crime & Safety
Man Shot By Car Burglars In San Francisco
The man was shot twice. Two suspects got away.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A 52-year-old man was injured in a shooting after getting into a physical altercation with someone breaking into his vehicle in San Francisco's Mission District on Tuesday night, according to police.
The shooting was reported at 10:55 p.m. in the 1200 block of Shotwell Street after the altercation over a broken car window.
A male suspect, believed to be between 18 and 25 years old, shot the 52-year-old twice before fleeing with a second suspect. The victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive, while the two suspects remained at large as of Wednesday morning, San Francisco police said.
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Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Police Department's tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" at the start of the message.
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