Cops Shoot Bayview Man Dead for Farejumping

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There is a huge police presence on 3rd Street near Oakdale and several streets are blocked off up to Palou after an officer-involved shooting.

The shooting happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of 3rd Street and Oakdale in San Francisco's Bayview District.

Witnesses say the shooting happened after the suspect de-boarded the T-Third Muni train and was confronted by police for not having a ticket. A chase ensued and the suspect was shot at six to ten times, according to witnesses.

The suspect was rushed to San Francisco General Hospital with unknown injuries.

The cause of the shooting has not been released by police. Tactical police officers have been called out for crowd control.

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Police shoot individual in Bayview
By: Dan Schreiber | Examiner Staff Writer | 07/16/11 5:17 PM

San Francisco police have shot a person in the Bayview district Saturday afternoon in what may be The City's second transit-related shooting in two weeks.

The shooting occurred about 4:30 p.m. near the Muni stop at Third Street and Oakdale Avenue. KGO (Ch. 7) reported that a man was shot at six to 10 times after getting off a T-Third Street light-rail train. The man did not have a valid fare and was running away from the train when shot to avoid paying a fine.

About three dozen police in riot gear were on the scene, with members of the neighborhood visibly upset. People who gathered at the Muni stop were throwing bottles at police, who had three blocks of Third Street blocked off, from Palou to Newcomb avenues.

The Fire Department was also on the scene and had a ladder going to the rooftop of a nearby building, possibly to search for a discarded weapon, according to police and fire officials.

On July 3, BART police officers shot and killed Charles Hill, who allegedly was drunk and wielding a broken bottle and one or two knives on the platform at the Civic Center station.