Or those flag bang grenades were deployed. They said they wanted to keep him from escaping. Officers had guns drawn. A man told me this is 36yearold who just out out of jail. This is a waste of resources. Tieing up streets. This is bad for the chief. Did you need 16 s. W. A. T. Team . Here, our goal is never to have any force if a person is get safely into custody. Now, a crowd has been here all afternoon and they want toed keep an eye on things. We heard them talking to the man. They were banging batons, but this ended peacefully. The man is being treated and taken on a stretcher just minutes ago. This fourhour ordeal is over. Live in sab r San Francisco, abc7 news. A viewer shared this with us, police say he is not injured and they claim that he did have a weapon. This is causing major closures. Market street is closed between 6th and 7th, jones crossed from market to turk and mcallester is also closed down between leavenworth and market. Were tracking breaking news just north of lag
His hands out of his pockets. He had his hands in his pockets and refused to comply. Thanks for joining us. Market is closed between 6th and 7th and muni lines, rerouted. A viewer just showed us the situation. Abc7 News Reporter Carolyn Tyler joins us live. Carolyn . The standoff is over now. Weve seen the man being taken on a stretcher. Sfpd say an officer on the scene told me they did require a weapon. It took four hours to end. Officers responded to a report or those flag bang grenades were deployed. They said they wanted to keep him from escaping. Officers had guns drawn. A man told me this is 36yearold who just out out of jail. This is a waste of resources. Tieing up streets. This is bad for the chief. Did you need 16 s. W. A. T. Team . Here, our goal is never to have any force if a person is get safely into custody. Now, a crowd has been here all afternoon and they want toed keep an eye on things. We heard them talking to the man. They were banging batons, but this ended peaceful
To the third floor on the south side of it. Reporter police say the man who died lived nearby. He was a senior citizen. They are not sure what caused him to drive fast down the street or lose control of the car. They say there is a possibility he may have had a medical condition. All of that will be under investigation. For now, the fire has been extinguished. The homeowners are doing as well as they can. They have been talking with police and cooperating as well. Police tell us they have notified the drivers family of his passing but again, we are waiting on the Coroners Office to finish up their work before 32 street reopens to drivers near california. Frank . Christina, thank you. More breaking news. Police in San Francisco in a standoff with a man with a gun just off busy Market Street in the tenderloin neighborhood. Police have swarmed that area around jones and mcallostery streets just outside the Hibernia Bank building. Ktvu fox 2 news Tara Moriarty is live on the scene now with
Chaplin came to tonights Police Commission meeting fresh from that Market Street drama. Four hours long. Which notably ended with an armed suicidal man in the hospital, not the morgue. From sky fox, a man prone on the pavement in front of the former Hibernia Bank of Market Street. Police giving him time and distance instead of rushing him with commands as they might have in the past. [ yelling ] reporter the confrontation began when officers saw the man behaving strangely, feared he was armed and demanded he show his hands which were out of view in his pockets. Then they fired beanbag rounds as he went down. He moved his hands a word. And they start shooting him. With beanbags. They could have cuffed him and took him, but no. This is a cousin of the suspect who believes the standoff could have been over in minutes not hours. S. W. A. T. Officers and 18 trained in crisis intervention recall as the man was suicidal asking police to shoot him. Streets were sealed off, service rerouted as
Moving along and taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza that looks good here. No major problems in to San Francisco. 280 northbound in san jose. Northbound 280 on the right that looks good. Onto the top developing story. Outrage spreading across the country this morning after another deadly Controversial Police shooting claims the life of an African American man. The latest happened in fall ton heights in minneapolis. A 32yearold was shot and killed during a traffic stop. That incident comes a little less than 48 hours after a shooting of a man in baton rouge louisiana. That sparked protests around the country and a federal civil rights probe. Both incidents were caught on camera and shared on social media. The minneapolis star tr ib reports the aftermath of the latest shooting was live streamed on facebook by the victims girlfriend. A warning for you, the video we are about to show you is strong in nature. It could be disturbing to some. He just shot his arm off. We got pulled ove