Crime & Safety
All Clear Given at San Francisco Hall Of Justice
You're asked to avoid the area because of traffic.
The San Francisco Hall of Justice is no longer on lockdown following an investigation of a "suspicious incident" at 7th and Bryant streets.
#SFPD has rendered the scene safe & lifted the shelter in place. Streets will reopen shortly. Avoid area if possible due to traffic. #SF
— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) October 20, 2016
San Francisco Police posted their initial advisory about the threat at 11:31 a.m. Thursday and told people to avoid the area. Police asked people in the building to shelter in place while the investigation was underway, but some people took to social media to share images of people leaving the building.
HOJ on lockdown. No one is being let in or out pic.twitter.com/rdcF5Z1UQQ
— SF Public Defender (@sfdefender) October 20, 2016
850 Bryant Hall of Justice being evacuated @nbcbayarea pic.twitter.com/gQTaakQlwG
— Jaxon Van Derbeken (@jvanderbeken) October 20, 2016
The SFPD bomb squad responded.
Find out what's happening in San Franciscofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
While the all-clear has been given, surrounding streets are anything but clear. Avoid the area until traffic thins out.
