San Francisco officer shot during robbery chase, suspect arrested

A San Francisco police officer was shot multiple times and a passenger in a suspect car was also wounded after a robbery-linked chase tore through city streets and ended in Bayview near Bayshore Boulevard and Jerrold Avenue. The suspect who had fled from officers was later arrested without incident, and police recovered two firearms at the scene.

The sequence began at 10:29 p.m. on May 31, when officers were alerted that a car tied to a robbery suspect was coming into San Francisco from the Bay Bridge. Police found the vehicle on 5th Street near Folsom Street and tried to stop it near Mission Street and First Street, but the driver sped away. The pursuit continued until the vehicle became disabled near Bayshore Boulevard and Jerrold Avenue, a stretch that sits at the edge of Bayview and saw a heavy police response.

Once the car stopped, police said the driver opened fire on officers, striking one officer multiple times. Officers returned fire. The passenger inside the suspect car was also injured by gunfire. Both the wounded officer and the passenger were taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, turning a fast-moving robbery investigation into a major public-safety crisis for neighborhoods already sensitive to street violence and police activity.

Mayor Daniel Lurie visited the injured officer at the hospital, a sign of how quickly the shooting became a citywide concern. Lurie, San Francisco’s 46th mayor, faced the incident as officers, commanders, and city leaders worked to assess the danger and the response.

The San Francisco Police Officers Association said the officer was set to undergo surgery and was expected to recover. The suspect who ran from the scene was later located near Bayshore Boulevard and Costa Street and arrested without incident. The case is now being investigated by the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, the SFPD Investigative Services Division, the SFPD Internal Affairs Division and the Department of Police Accountability.

The shooting also puts the city’s oversight system in view. The San Francisco Police Commission sets SFPD policy and conducts disciplinary hearings on police misconduct, while the Department of Police Accountability investigates complaints and publishes records that include officer-involved shootings. For Bayview residents and anyone driving the corridor near Bayshore, the case underscored how a robbery call can escalate into a life-threatening exchange of gunfire in minutes.