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Four Men Shot Near Powell Street BART After Intervening in Argument

An unidentified suspect remains at large and police have asked the public to report tips as investigators examine the late-night scene.

Overview

  • Police say gunfire broke out just before 1 a.m. on Saturday on the 900 block of Market Street after the men tried to intervene in a verbal dispute between a man and a woman.
  • Officers found four men with gunshot wounds and dispatch records show multiple ambulances arrived within minutes to take the victims to San Francisco General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • The suspect reportedly produced a firearm, shot the four and fled on foot; no arrests have been announced and the shooter has not been identified.
  • San Francisco police are asking anyone with information to call 415-575-4444 or text TIP411 beginning the message with SFPD as investigators review the scene and surveillance.
  • The shooting near the busy Powell Street BART station raises fresh public-safety concerns for the Market Street corridor and could increase calls for visible policing and transit-area security measures.