UPDATE: Man Fatally Shot After Struggle with S.F. Police Sergeant

Updated at 3:20 p.m. Oct. 15, 2015

By Bay City News Service

San Francisco police Chief Greg Suhr said a man in his 20s was fatally shot by a police sergeant in the city’s Mid-Market neighborhood this afternoon when the man allegedly took another sergeant’s firearm.

The shooting occurred at 12:06 p.m. near Eighth and Market streets, about a block from United Nations Plaza.

Suhr said two senior police sergeants were hailed down in response to a man throwing glass bottles onto the street.

One of the sergeants approached the man and a violent struggle ensued, Suhr said.

The sergeant got on top of the suspect and then yelled to his partner, “He’s getting my gun. He’s got my gun. Shoot him,” Suhr said.

His partner then fired two shots, striking the suspect. The other sergeant’s gun came to rest on the sidewalk, according to Suhr.

The suspect, described as a man in his late 20s, died at the scene, Suhr said.

He said the sergeants were transported to a hospital and are both in stable condition. One suffered injuries to his face and knee, while the other sergeant suffered only facial injuries.

Coleogne Johnson, 47, of Pinole, said he was outside the Orpheum Theatre eating his lunch when he heard two pops and then saw a swarm of officers arrive at the intersection of Eighth and Market streets.

A van from the San Francisco medical examiner’s office responded to the intersection at about 1 p.m. The medical examiner’s office has not yet released the name of the man.

Market Street was shut down between Seventh and Ninth streets following the shooting, but has since reopened.

Eighth Street between Mission and Market streets remained closed as of 2:25 p.m. but all other streets in the area were reopening.

San Francisco Municipal Railway bus and streetcar routes that used Market Street were rerouted around the scene, but have since resumed normal service. Muni officials said riders should expect residual delays.

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Updated at 1:30 p.m.

By Bay City News Service

At least one person died this afternoon in an officer-involved shooting in San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood.

The shooting occurred at 12:06 p.m. near the intersection of Eighth and Market streets, about a block from United Nations Plaza, according to police.

A van from the San Francisco medical examiner’s office responded to the intersection at about 1 p.m.

Witnesses at the scene said shortly after the shooting occurred, an ambulance arrived at the scene and took off immediately.

Police have not yet released more information about the shooting.

Market Street remains shut down between Seventh and Ninth streets, as is Eighth Street between Mission and Market streets. Hyde Street is closed between Fulton and Grove streets, police said.

The area is surrounded by police tape and no pedestrian or motor vehicle traffic is being permitted through the crime scene.

San Francisco Municipal Railway buses and streetcars on Market Street are being rerouted around the scene, according to Muni officials, who advised riders to take Muni Metro subway service as an alternative.

--Original story

San Francisco police are responding Thursday afternoon to an officer-involved shooting in the city’s Mid-Market neighborhood.

The shooting was reported around noon near the intersection of Eighth and Market streets, near United Nations Plaza, according to police.

--This is a developing story. Stay with Patch for more info as it becomes available.