A police shooting at the Powell Street BART station in San Francisco Friday morning closed the station for almost two hours, authorities said.
Police later said an armed male subject who was spotted in the neighborhood led police on a foot chase that ended at the BART station with the officer-involved shooting.The San Francisco Fire Department said it responded at 10:34 a.m. to a report of a shooting at the station and police located one victim. The victim was taken to San Francisco General Hospital in stable condition, the fire department said.
Police have not provided any details regarding what led to the shooting or identified the individual who was injured.As of 12:15 p.m., the eastern entrance to the Powell Street BART station reopened and trains are once again stopping at the station. The main entrance to the station remains closed for the shooting investigation.During a press conference Friday afternoon, SFPD chief Bill Scott said that the incident began at around 10:18 a.m.
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