Between 16th and 18th streets for the past four hours because of the suspect holed up inside the crown hotel. Buses are being rerouted around the scene. We have Live Team Coverage tonight. Well begin with reporter sergio anna ta na. Whats the latest where you are . Reporter around 5 00 when we talked to you last, we could see the building where there is all happening. But since then, the police have decided that because that person is now in an evacuated building and could potentially have the run of that building, and it is a Tall Building that can see a whole lot of the street, this he figure its probably just safe to move us around the corner so that we would not be in this potential, this person with a guns potential line of sight. Now, there are two blocks along valencia evacuated including people who are at strawns and other businesses. We were able to talk this afternoon with one, actually a couple women who were inside one of the restaurants and they were evacuated. So were bei
The suspect was holed upor hours, may not get into their rooms for a little while because that floor is still being processed as a crime scene. Reporter a busy section of the neighborhood remained in limbo for hours. The police even brought in muni buses to wait in and began working with the red cross in case this went into the night and people will to sleep somewhere else. The tactical managers this all started about 2 00 p. M. Police say they went from room to room inside the crown hotel offering his services. When he knocked on the suspects door, the person opened it holding a gun. Thats what prompted a response. So were being evacuated from the building. Three busy blocks of valencia street had to be cleared of residents, customers, and employees of businesses here. The Police Officer just told us you should run, you should run because we got out, and we were walking, and he was kind of gesturing towards us like you better run, you better run. He told us we were in the line of fire
Danger is its not exactly where we are right now. Reporter we spoke to San Francisco pd and they said this is how it got started in the first place. The victim was attempting to enter the apartment for Pest Control Services when the occupant point a firearm. The victim treated, fled and called 911. Reporter entire area is locked down. Police have been escorting people out of buildings in the area. Most of the people in the restaurants have already been escorted out. Now, if you are wondering why the bomb squad is out here, police say this is out of an abundance of precaution. They dont believe the suspect has an explosive at this time but they one sure when they first started the situation. Crisis negotiators are on the phone trying to get that man right now who sfpd says they have had plenty of contact with in the past and they know exactly who this man is. Live in the Mission District, andria borba, kpix 5. We appreciate it, thank you. More breaking news to get to right now. Two peop
Live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. A standoff. Breaking news, its over. Tonight an armed suspect is carried onto a stretcher ending a tense seven our bay area standoff. Good evening. Im veronica de la cruz. Im ken bastida. San Francisco Police say the woman barricade the herself inside a hotel on valencia street in the Mission District putting the neighborhood on lockdown. Cbs5s andria borba is there tonight. Mission reporter well, this all wrapped up just in the past hour and a half. We have video of the final moments of this. A woman was brought out of the crown hotel on a backboard and then placed on a stretcher. She was conscious at the time, but it put an end to a seven hour standoff here in the Mission District. It was on the third floor of the crown hotel an sro in the mission that the hours long standoff began. The victim was attempting to enter that apartment for Pest Control Services when the occupant pointed a firearm. Reporter it was 2 30 in the afternoo
Live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. A standoff. Breaking news, its over. Tonight an armed suspect is carried onto a stretcher ending a tense seven our bay area standoff. Good evening. Im veronica de la cruz. Im ken bastida. San Francisco Police say the woman barricade the herself inside a hotel on valencia street in the Mission District putting the neighborhood on lockdown. Cbs5s andria borba is there tonight. Mission reporter well, this all wrapped up just in the past hour and a half. We have video of the final moments of this. A woman was brought out of the crown hotel on a backboard and then placed on a stretcher. She was conscious at the time, but it put an end to a seven hour standoff here in the Mission District. It was on the third floor of the crown hotel an sro in the mission that the hours long standoff began. The victim was attempting to enter that apartment for Pest Control Services when the occupant pointed a firearm. Reporter it was 2 30 in the afternoo