San Francisco police in standoff with armed robbery suspect barricaded in Fillmore District building

PIX Now Afternoon Edition 11-13-2023

SAN FRANCISCO -- Police in San Francisco are negotiating with a robbery suspect armed with a knife who has barricaded himself inside a Fillmore District building, authorities said.

A release issued by the San Francisco Police Department said that the incident started at around 1:38 p.m. Monday afternoon when officers saw a robbery in progress involving and attempted to detain the suspect involved. The suspect fled into a building on the 900 block of McAllister St and barricaded himself inside.

Police also determined that the suspect was armed with a knife. Officers made contact with the suspect who has so far refused to comply to commands. Police are currently negotiating for a peaceful resolution and are receiving assistance from the SFPD Hostage/Crisis Negotiation Team and tactical teams. The SFFD are also on hand assisting with the incident.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the SFPD at 415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.

Dave Pehling

Dave Pehling started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and producer for KTVU.com in 2003. He moved to CBS to work as the station website's managing editor in 2015.