Crime & Safety

Suspect On The Loose After Mission District Shooting

A man was walking along the street when he was shot, police said. The shooter fled on a bicycle.

The shooting was at 16th Street and South Van Ness Avenue.
The shooting was at 16th Street and South Van Ness Avenue. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — One man suffered gunshot wounds Thursday morning in a shooting in San Francisco's Mission District, police said.

Around 8:50 a.m., officers responded to a shooting near 16th Street and South Van Ness Avenue.

There, they learned a 44-year-old man was walking along the street when a suspect shot him and then fled on a bicycle, according to police.

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The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening, police said.

Officers were ultimately unable to apprehend the suspect, described as a 43-year-old man.

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