2 dead following assault and police shooting in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Two men were dead after an aggravated assault and an ensuing officer-involved shooting late Thursday evening near Mariposa Park in the city's Mission Bay and Dogpatch neighborhoods.
The shooting occurred near the intersection of Mariposa and Owens streets, roughly one block west of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
Police tell KPIX they responded just before 8 p.m. to a report of an assault in progress and confronted two men. Officers opened fire a short time later but have not said exactly why.
One man died at the scene. A second was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and died there. A news release issued early Friday from the San Francisco police did not specify whether both suspects were shot by the police officer.
"During this contact, an officer-involved shooting occurred," the release read.
The shooting was being investigated by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, the San Francisco Police Department Investigative Services Division, the SFPD Internal Affairs Division, the Department of Police Accountability and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Citizen App video showed a significant number of police vehicles at the scene.
