Overview
- Officers responded to a reported theft at the Trader Joe’s on California and Hyde and chased a fleeing suspect who resisted detention, a sequence that led to the street confrontation.
- On June 12 the suspect, two officers and a passing Lexus were struck; the suspect later died at the hospital and the officers were treated for non-life-threatening leg injuries.
- Firefighters extricated one officer who was pinned beneath the vehicle and medics transported all three people to San Francisco General Hospital.
- The Lexus driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators while SFPD has asked the public for tips and video as the collision and the theft remain under active investigation.
- City and union officials have publicly commented and the case has renewed scrutiny of San Francisco’s 2023 foot-pursuit policy that limits when officers should chase fleeing suspects, a review that could affect future training and procedures.