Sunday, July 14, 2013

2 Dead, 1 in Custody following shooting at Victoga jewelry store |

San Francisco Jewelry Mart Shooting

Two women are dead, a man is in critical condition and a suspect is in police custody following a Friday afternoon jewelry store shooting in downtown San Francisco.

Late Friday, none of the victims nor the suspect had been identified.

San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said his officers encountered the suspect, covered in blood, as they responded to a report of shots fired just after 2 p.m. at Victoga, a store in the Jewelry Mart at 888 Brannan near 7th Street in the South of Market area.

Suhr said as the officers approached the man he fired multiple shots at them. The suspect then ran into a restaurant. More officers arrived and entered the restaurant where the man fire more shots, according to police.

He said the suspect ran out of bullets and then laid on the ground to surrender. The firearm, a revolver, and the edged weapon, a knife, were both recovered. Surh said officers never returned fire.

The suspect was taken into police custody and is being treated for superficial wounds to his hands.

Suhr did not talk about a motive but said it was not the first time the suspect was in the Jewelry Mart building.

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