Following reports of shots fired, San Francisco police officers responded to the scene of a shooting in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood at Vallejo Street and Columbus Avenue on Sunday afternoon. When they arrived, officers found a 60-year-old man who was suffering from a gunshot wound.
According to Sergeant Monica MacDonald, the victim, identified as a community fixture by the name of Roy and his shooter were in the street having a verbal argument. Moments later, the shooter pulled out a handgun and shot Roy in the upper body. Following the shooting, the suspect fled the scene of the crime in a grey sedan.
Emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the scene and the 60-year-old shooting victim known only by the name of Roy was transported to San Francisco General Hospital where he is receiving treatment for non-life threatening injuries. At this time, the cause of the verbal argument and the identity of the shooter are unknown. Police officers are searching for the shooter.
By Donna W. Martin
Source:
KTVU News
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