Bodycam shows SFPD officer survives multiple gunshots in traffic stop

Bodycam footage released from a Bayview traffic stop shows how fast a routine enforcement stop turned into a gunfight near Mission and First streets, then spread toward Bayshore Boulevard and Jerrold Avenue, close to Highway 101. San Francisco police said the vehicle was tied to a robbery in Hayward, and when officers tried to pull it over late Sunday night, May 31, 2026, the pursuit ended with the driver opening fire as officers approached the disabled car.

The officer identified by multiple outlets as Brittney Taylor was shot multiple times and rushed to surgery. Police Chief Derrick Lew said Taylor was expected to survive, and authorities said she should make a full recovery, though she remained hospitalized in serious condition days later. The shooting immediately resonated inside the department and in the neighborhoods along the city’s southeastern corridor, where officers regularly deal with car chases, armed suspects and the tight roadway network around the freeway on-ramps.

Prosecutors charged Norris Reed III, a 36-year-old Oakland man, on June 3, 2026, with two counts of attempted murder and multiple other felonies in connection with the shooting. The charges included assault with a semi-automatic firearm on a peace officer and shooting from a moving vehicle. Investigators said two loaded guns with extended magazines were recovered from the vehicle, underscoring how heavily armed the suspects were when the stop turned violent.

A passenger in the car, described by police as a robbery suspect, was also shot and critically injured. That detail has sharpened attention on how quickly a traffic stop can become a broader public-safety crisis when stolen vehicles, robbery cases and firearms converge in the same block. The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office said the case involved officers in the Bayview, an area that has seen repeated concern about armed crime and high-speed pursuits spilling into neighborhood streets.

Reed’s background has added another layer to the case. Reporting later showed he had been released from prison about six months earlier after serving more than 14 years for kidnapping and grand theft involving a firearm. The case has raised questions about parole supervision and how someone with that history regained access to guns so soon after release.

San Francisco Police Chief Derrick Lew and Mayor Daniel Lurie addressed the shooting publicly, calling it devastating for Taylor’s family and for the officers who responded. The San Francisco Police Officers Association identified Taylor, said she was in extreme pain, and organized a fundraiser for her family. The department also said it plans to hold a virtual town hall within 10 days to discuss the shooting, a sign that the fallout is already reaching beyond one violent stop and into the city’s wider debate over training, suspect tracking and the risks officers face on San Francisco streets.